Food Franchise Opportunity Guide

Deciding what food franchise business opportunity is right for you begins at Franchising.com, a comprehensive directory and news resource. Receive franchise buyer advice through original, timely articles, while also learning about the most exciting and rewarding food franchise business opportunities by browsing Franchising.com's comprehensive listings.

Owning a franchise-based restaurant, cafe, deli, or catering business is an appealing and rewarding opportunity with plenty of variety to choose from in both menu options and nationally-recognized fast food franchises.

With all of the available food franchise business opportunities, information from Franchising.com is an important first step in the decision-making process. From gourmet foods franchises to fast food business opportunities, learn about the many nationally-recognized and regional brands serving an established customer base.

Simply choose one or more of the food franchises below. Franchising.com will send more information about food franchises of interest, as well as franchise buyer advice about owning a franchise business. In addition to the food franchise listings below, franchise-seekers can narrow search results by clicking on the food franchise categories to the left, or these popular sub-industries: American food, fast food, restaurant, pizza, hamburger, coffee, sandwich, ice cream, chicken, hot dog.

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Opportunity Guide

Buffalo Wild Wings® is the ultimate place to get together with your friends, watch sports, drink beer, and eat wings.

Invest in a Dairy Queen® franchise opportunity and immerse yourself in familiarity. We invite you to get started today. Success has never been so sweet.

Cicis is an iconic, modernized restaurant that pushes the limits of the regular family dining experience. With unlimited opportunities for revenue, multiple restaurant designs and off premise-options, Cicis is constantly evolving with the industry.

Blend opportunity with success and join the nation’s #1 health and fitness smoothie brand today!

If you are looking for a business that is meaningful and fulfilling, you should take a closer look at Bruster’s® Real Ice Cream Franchise!

Founded in 1989, McAlister’s Deli® is a fast-casual restaurant chain known for its genuine hospitality, sandwiches, spuds, soups, salads, desserts and McAlister’s Famous Sweet Tea™.

Doner Shack is an award-winning and innovative QSR franchise offering an exciting opportunity to thrive in the rapidly growing Mediterranean food category.

One of the fastest growing franchises in the U.S., Jimmy John’s has been making fresh, fast, tasty sandwiches since 1983 - and seeking multi-unit operators to fuel our growth!

Schlotzsky’s® is a fast-casual restaurant franchise that started in 1971 and is home to The Original® oven-baked sandwich.

Dunkin' Is Now Expanding! Find out about our franchise investment opportunities.

Salata, a leading customizable salad kitchen, lets guests create meals to fit their lifestyle. Known for innovation, it stays at the forefront of fast-casual dining with tech-driven advancements and is rapidly expanding nationwide.

Checkers Drive-In restaurant franchises are small but efficient making our restaurants easy to operate and typically reduced overhead costs.

Searching for a franchisee ownership opportunity with a proven, streamlined operating system? Franchise with Papa Johns today.

Impressive numbers, outstanding support and incredible pizza delivery create an opportunity you can’t afford to miss. Join the pizza franchise that combines innovation and a strong ROI to drive success.

The Angry Crab Shack franchise opportunity is a casual dining seafood concept that serves high-quality ingredients at a great value in a fresh, fun, family-friendly atmosphere.

Join the mobile coffee revolution with Travelin' Tom's Coffee, from the creators of Kona Ice! Low investment, proven model, & top-notch support. Serve premium beverages from a state-of-the-art truck and build a thriving business with a proven model.

Born and brewed in Southern California in 1963, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® is a globally recognized specialty coffee and tea house known for pioneering handcrafted beverages with premium ingredients and a legacy of innovation.

Movita offers natural fruit smoothies, fresh-squeezed Juices, acai bowls, cold brews, fresh wellness shots, and Natural Supplements. All our products will be freshly prepared in the store using 100% natural ingredients. No freezers! All fresh!

Explore Fuzzy's Taco Shop franchising: a chance to join our thriving taco empire with strong support and a proven model.

For experienced QSR investors looking for a premier partnership, a Church’s Texas Chicken franchise is one to seriously consider. Find out more.

Our nostalgic dining experience transports customer to a 1920's garage. Our menu drives broad guest appeal with hand-crafted America fare. Ford's Garage is one of the hottest concepts, with licensing right from one of America's most iconic brands.

High AUVs + 8-hour operating days in a food category that’s not oversaturated = an eggs-straordinary life.

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

Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii brings an unforgettable brand, premium coffee products, and a proven business model to a booming coffee scene. We want driven entrepreneurs to join our ‘Ohana and to share the Aloha Spirit with their communities.

Jamba is the global lifestyle brand leader serving on-the-go freshly blended fruit and vegetable smoothies, made-to-order bowls, fresh-squeezed juices and shots, boosts and bites.

With more than 45 years of Southern know-how, Bojangles® is a best-in-class breakfast and chicken franchise offering experienced entrepreneurs the opportunity to own a growing chicken restaurant franchise.

At Twin Peaks, expect to enjoy scratch-made food, sports on TVs from every angle, frosty 29° beers, and the fun and friendly Twin Peaks Girls. Twin Peaks is the Ultimate Sports Lodge and your gameday destination to watch football, basketball...

Moe's Southwest Grill® is a fast-casual restaurant franchise that serves high-quality and fresh southwestern food.

Subway has new and existing franchise opportunities available for experienced multi-unit franchisees. Build your portfolio with a globally recognized brand.

Own a Bonchon! Bring bold flavor to your city with our globally loved Korean fried chicken. A proven business model, loyal fanbase, and full franchise support make it a smart, flavorful investment. Let’s build success together!

Join the World’s Largest Hot Dog Chain. As a successful and iconic franchise of over 60-years, we OWN the hot dog category and want to share our business success with you.

Jersey Mike's, a fast-casual sub sandwich franchise with over 3,000 locations, believes that making a sub sandwich and making a difference can be one and the same, serving fresh, authentic subs.

If you share our love for authentic, delicious bagels and crave the chance to be part of a dynamic, rapidly expanding concept, Jeff’s Bagel Run is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

Golden Corral is the largest National Buffet chain, offering delicious comfort food classics allowing guests to create their own unique and perfect plate.

At 1.1M AUV*, Vocelli Pizza® is the neighborhood pizza place with an exceptional product, great menu, user-friendly tech, and top support. Vocelli® seeks single and multi-unit franchisees to expand and serve more neighborhoods nationwide.

Another Broken Egg is an upscale breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant that specializes in Southern-inspired menu options and signature cocktails. The concept is one of the fastest-growing daytime-only franchises in the country.

It's time for a fresh start. Join Kona Ice today! We're a low-investment, fast-growing business with over 1,500 franchises in the last 12 years. And we've continued to rank #1 in franchisee satisfaction for the last 9 years...enough said!

BBQ You Can Count On--A Tradition of Flavor, A Future of Growth. Join a trusted brand with decades of success, strong franchisee support, and a passion for slow-smoked barbecue done right.

Hungry Howie’s is EXPANDING! Prime territories are available for single and multi-unit development. Invest in the future of flavor with a brand that has over 50 years of experience and a proven business model.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a healthier, quick-casual restaurant brand with 1,500+ locations in 44 states. One of its key differentiators is what the brand offers on the menu—a product mix of 60% smoothies and 40% food.

Marco's Pizza is one of the nation's fastest-growing pizza brands with 1,200+ stores in 34 states, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and Mexico. Marco's is seeking experience multi-unit franchisees to join the brand both in the U.S. and Internationally.

Rock N Roll Sushi is The Original American-Style Sushi Experience founded on great food and Rock 'N' Roll. Open a franchise of your own and join us in delivering an amplified dining experience that fans will replay again and again!

IHOP® leads the family dining category in the USA for brand awareness, menu variety and, of course, has the best pancakes in the business.

Own a franchise that takes you to the “Bayou” every morning and gets you home for dinner every night! Operating Hours 7 AM – 3 PM!

There's nothing quite like the perfect cup of coffee. It wakes you up and gets you on the right path. Now, you've got the chance to build a lifestyle and future around that perfect cup. That perfect cup of coffee is now the perfect franchise.

With many attractive development territories available for multi-unit growth, there has never been a better time to become a Penn Station franchisee.

As a fast-growing concept dedicated to serving fresh, cooked-to-order cheeseburger sliders, the Smalls Sliders franchise opportunity brings real estate flexibility and rapid construction of new restaurants with its unique modular design.

With a passion for creating happy 'Human Beans', the company's drive-thrus have established a reputation for friendly baristas, high-quality coffee, and innovative flavors.

Zaxbys is a fast-growing QSR brand specializing in the highest quality chicken and sides. Established in 1990 in Statesboro, Georgia, the company pioneered the concept of serving chicken tenders as an entrée, a novel idea at the time.

If you're interested in potential franchising opportunities domestically, we welcome the opportunity to speak with you.

Looking for the best coffee franchise opportunity? Aroma Joe’s offers a drive-thru coffee franchise.

Taco John's is the 3rd largest Mexican QSR with a proven business model that has thrived for 56 years and is poised for growth. Don’t just add Mexican to your portfolio…add West-Mex!

For career changers and multi-unit owners, Shipley Do-Nuts is the one donut franchise investment that's poised for fantastic growth. High-quality product and simple-to-run business model that drives a strong AUV.

As a KFC franchise owner, we recognize there are many franchising choices. KFC offers value and a strong brand that has proven economic stability.