How much does a Canteen franchise cost?
Opening a Canteen franchise takes a total initial investment of $1,404,500 to $2,100,000, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median rebate return: 8.3% across 93 Canteen franchises.
Canteen offers franchises for a certain range of Vending Services, OCS Services, and Food Services, principally for business and industrial Accounts. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Canteen franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $1,404,500 to $2,100,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Equipment ($780,000 to $1,300,000), Vehicles ($434,000 to $464,000), and Additional Funds (12 weeks) ($75,000 to $100,000). Together they make up about 89% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $3,000 to $25,000, about 0.2% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $3,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Training Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Real Estate & Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $22,000 | $73,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Vehicles2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $434,000 | $464,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Equipment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $780,000 | $1,300,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Opening Costs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $25,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Opening Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $60,000 | $80,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Travel and Living Expenses While Training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $2,500 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Additional Funds (12 weeks)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $75,000 | $100,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $1,404,500 | $2,100,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
Source Canteen, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Canteen's FDD reports in Item 19
median rebate return
8.3%
This is a percentage, not a dollar amount. Canteen's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the period commencing October 1, 2024, and ending September 30, 2025 (the “Financial Performance Period”). Basis: 93 Canteen franchises.
Sample size: 93 Canteen franchises. The FDD also reports average rebate returns of 8.5%. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest Canteen franchises; the median is the middle Canteen franchise.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- We have excluded information for the 5 Canteen franchises that became a franchisee during the Financial Performance Period.
- We have excluded information for the 13 Canteen franchisees that left the system during the Financial Performance Period and were therefore not Canteen franchisees during this entire Financial Performance Period.
- We have excluded information for the 2 Canteen franchisees whose revenue and rebate information were mixed together when one of the franchisees purchased a portion of business from the other franchisee.
This is a disclosure of what some existing Canteen franchises reported, not a projection of what a new Canteen franchise would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Canteen, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 47, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Canteen outlets there are, and how many closed
Canteen ended 2025 with 100 franchised outlets and 161 company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and 9 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Canteen opened 3 franchised outlets and 18 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 16, from 116 to 100 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 1 was terminated, 6 were bought back by the franchisor, and 11 closed for other reasons. Those openings and departures do not add up to that change, because the FDD's own Item 20 row for 2024 does not add up either. We publish the franchisor's figures exactly as printed; see the note under the table below.
On average, about 5.4% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 19.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 100 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
| 2024 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1081 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
| 2023 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 111 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
Source Canteen, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 49-53, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Canteen compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Canteen's estimated range is $1,752,250. It costs more to open than 87% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 5.4% for Canteen. That is lower than 52% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Canteen's franchised system shrank 14%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 5.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Canteen is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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