Captain D's Seafood Franchise Overview

The #1 Seafood Fast Casual Franchise is seeking Multi-Unit Franchisees to open in markets across the US.

Captain D's Seafood Franchise Overview

The #1 Seafood Fast Casual Franchise is seeking Multi-Unit Franchisees to open in markets across the US.

The changes and innovations with Captain D's have been extraordinary. They've been able to help us compete with the competition.

Joe Springer
Multi-Unit Operator

Within the last five years, I've had a massive amount of competitors come in the market, but none of them that can sustain, none of them that could even touch Captain D's.

Joe Springer
Multi-Unit Operator

One of the main reasons why we want to go with another ten restaurants is because of the profitability and the sales growth that we've had for the last 13 years.

Joe Springer
Multi-Unit Operator

Were a category of one. And when you put us out here in the sea, of all the other restaurant options, there's really no you know, there's no competition for us.

Brad Reed
CDO

More than 50% of the restaurants are corporately owned. That means anything we do, we vet first. If it's a new piece of equipment, if it's a new product, if it's a new building. Anything and everything gets vetted by us first. We do not utilize our franchisees to test opportunities or products or equipment. We do it all for them beforehand.

Brad Reed
CDO

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Entrepreneur Franchise 500

#272

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Entrepreneur Franchise 500

#309

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Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report

#102

2025

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Entrepreneur - Best of the Best - Seafood

#1

2024

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Entrepreneur - Top Franchises For Veterans

#32

2024

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QSR Magazine’s 50 QSR Contenders

#8

2024

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USA Today's Reader's Choice Best Fast Food Restaurants List

#6

2024

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Franchise Times Top 400

#137

2024

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Entrepreneur Franchise 500

#434

2023

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Entrepreneur Franchise - Ranked in Seafood

#1

2023

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Entrepreneur - Top Franchises For Veterans

#49

2023

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Entrepreneur - Top Food Franchises - Seafood

#1

2022

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Entrepreneur Franchise 500

#276

2022

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Entrepreneur Franchise 500 - ranked in category

#1

2022

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Entrepreneur top food franchise - in category

#1

2021

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Entrepreneur Franchise 500

#329

2021

Franchise Times Top 400

2023

Entrepreneur Franchise 500 Best of the Best

2022

Franchise Direct Top 100

2021

Financial Information

Cash Investment:: $500,000
Net Worth:: $1,500,000
Franchise Fee:: $35,000
Total Investment:: $898,600 - $1,460,000
Royalty Fee:: 4.5%
Advertising Fee:: 1% of gross sales, 2% local marketing spend

Available Markets

Canada: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NT, NS, ON, PE, PQ, SK, YT United States: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

Franchise Details:
Founded:	1969	Franchising Since:	1970
Corporate Office:	624 Grassmere Park Drive, Ste. 30 Nashville, TN 37211
Industries:	Food, Restaurant, Seafood, American Food, Catering, Multi-Unit, Veteran Benefits

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This web page does not constitute a franchise offering or an offer to sell a franchise. A franchise offering can be made by us only in a state if we are first registered, excluded, exempted or otherwise qualified to offer franchises in that state, and only if we provide you with an appropriate franchise disclosure document.