Food Franchises
Peckwater Brands
Peckwater Brands - The virtual food franchise! Add a Delivery only restaurant franchise to your existing food business…
Minimum Investment: £400
How Much Does a Food Retail Franchise Cost?
Typical minimum investment around £90,000 — ranging from £400 to £800,000 across 98 UK food retail opportunities.
From
£400
minimum investment
Typical
£90,000
median across 98 brands
Up to
£800,000
established models
Choice
98
opportunities
Cheapest Food Retail franchises
Retail Franchises
Southern Co-op
With retail experience of nearly 150 years, we are a large, regional co-operative with an understanding of how…
Minimum Investment: £2,500
Vending Franchises
Snack Aid
We offer a superior and diverse product range including high quality sweets, luxury flapjacks, cakes, healthy crisps, gluten-free…
Minimum Investment: £3,750
Coffee & Tea Franchises
Really Awesome Coffee
A mobile café franchise that serves fresh gourmet coffee, hot drinks and food to people at businesses and…
Minimum Investment: £6,500
Food Franchises
The Spitting Pig Co
Spitting Pig is the only franchise that can guarantee you £150,000 in bookings in year one with on…
Minimum Investment: £8,950
Food Franchises
The Fruit and Veg Man
The Fruit and Veg Man is a local “online” and “in-person” fruit and vegetable grocers.
Minimum Investment: £10,995
Coffee & Tea Franchises
Coffee-Bike
Coffee-Bike franchise enables you to operate your own café on three wheels - without large initial investments.
Minimum Investment: £12,490
Food Franchises
You Me Sushi
Sushi is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, making it one of the leading food-to-go options. As a…
Minimum Investment: £15,000
Food Franchises
Clear Brew
Join Clear Brew: the professional beer line cleaners whose service reduces waste, saves the customers thousands of pounds,…
Minimum Investment: £17,500
Coffee & Tea Franchises
Coffee Blue
Realise your dream of owning a mobile coffee franchise with the Coffee Blue team! FULL training and support…
Minimum Investment: £18,000
Food Franchises
Bek’s
The Bek’s Franchise gives you the opportunity to choose from 3 exciting concepts, profit from their 30 years…
Minimum Investment: £18,000
Food Franchises
Zócalo
Give the UK a taste of Mexico with the multi-award-winning, innovative, and lucrative Zócalo franchise.
Minimum Investment: £20,000
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Want a Food Retail franchise that fits your budget?
Take the franchise finderWhat goes into the cost of a food retail franchise?
The headline figure is the minimum investment — the realistic total you need to get up and running. It is usually made up of several parts:
- Franchise fee — a one-off licence fee paid to the franchisor for the brand, training and the right to operate. It is only part of the total cost.
- Set-up & equipment — vehicles, tools, stock, fit-out, technology or a unit — whatever the model needs to start trading.
- Working capital — money to cover the first few months of running costs before the business is cash-flow positive.
Across the food retail opportunities listed on FindMyFranchise, the minimum investment starts from £400, with a typical figure around £90,000 and the most established models reaching about £800,000.
Ongoing fees are separate from the start-up cost — most franchises charge a management service fee (royalty) on turnover and sometimes a marketing levy. Always check the figures in the franchise prospectus before committing.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a food retail franchise cost?
Food Retail franchises on FindMyFranchise need a minimum investment from £400, with a typical figure around £90,000 and up to £800,000 for the most established brands. The franchise fee is only part of this — the total also covers set-up, equipment and working capital.
What is the cheapest food retail franchise?
The lowest-investment food retail franchise currently listed is Peckwater Brands, from £400. Browse the full list below, ordered cheapest first.
What's included in the franchise cost?
The minimum investment typically covers the one-off franchise (licence) fee, the equipment or set-up needed to start trading, and working capital for the first few months. Ongoing management service fees (royalties) and marketing levies are charged separately on turnover.
