How much does a Keke's Breakfast Cafe franchise cost?
Opening a Keke's Breakfast Cafe franchise takes a total initial investment of $638,425 to $1,938,813, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD's Item 19 publishes no median; it reports figures for net sales: an average of $2,002,470.
Keke’s franchises Restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Keke's Breakfast Cafe franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $638,425 to $1,938,813. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($195,000 to $975,000), Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures ($260,000 to $325,000), and Construction Impact Fees and/or Assessments ($0 to $154,500). Together they make up about 75% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $30,000, about 4.7% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Location Assistance Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $0 | $500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Rent – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $28,125 | $56,813 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Security Deposits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,500 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $195,000 | $975,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $260,000 | $325,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| POS Computer System2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $25,000 | $40,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Insurance – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $15,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Alcohol License2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $1,000 | $40,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Permits and Licenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $500 | $2,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Initial Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $13,000 | $26,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Signage2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $7,700 | $19,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $7,500 | $7,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Blueprints2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $0 | $32,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| New Restaurant Opening Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $20,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Travel and Living Expenses for Training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $0 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,500 | $7,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Construction Impact Fees and/ | $0 | $154,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14-15 |
| Additional Funds2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $30,600 | $101,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14-15 | $638,425 | $1,938,813 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14-15 |
Source Keke's Breakfast Cafe, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14-15, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-12.
Item 19
What Keke's Breakfast Cafe franchisees actually report earning
Keke's Breakfast Cafe's 2026 FDD publishes no median in its Item 19. What it publishes instead is set out below, in the document's own terms. An average is not a median: it is pulled upward by the strongest outlets, and it does not tell you what the middle outlet made. We do not calculate a median the document does not state.
Presented below are the average operating profits for franchised Keke’s Restaurants during the 2025 fiscal year.
What the FDD does publish
| Measure | Average | Low | High | Outlets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Sales | $2,002,470 | $1,611,895 | $2,423,089 | 27 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 50 |
| Food | $466,517 | $384,868 | $554,447 | 27 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 50 |
| Total Labor / Taxes / Fringe Benefits | $778,178 | $657,945 | $907,661 | 27 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 50 |
| Utilities | $93,676 | $93,955 | $93,376 | 27 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 50 |
| Repair & Maintenance | $14,860 | $14,894 | $14,823 | 27 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 51 |
| Other Expense | $181,150 | $149,886 | $214,818 | 27 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 51 |
| EBITDA before Royalties, Advertising, Occupancy Cost and Management Fees | $468,088 | $310,347 | $637,964 | 27 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 51 |
A dash means the FDD does not print that figure. Keke's Breakfast Cafe's Item 19 covers the Fiscal Year 2025. Basis: Franchised Keke’s Restaurants in the United States. Sample size: 27 outlets.
What the franchisor excluded from these figures
- The schedule excludes restaurants which were open for only part of the fiscal year 2025.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Keke's Breakfast Cafe outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Keke's Breakfast Cafe, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 50-51, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-12.
Item 20
How many Keke's Breakfast Cafe outlets there are, and how many closed
Keke's Breakfast Cafe ended 2025 with 58 franchised outlets and 24 company-owned outlets. In that year 11 franchised outlets opened and 8 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Keke's Breakfast Cafe opened 22 franchised outlets and 9 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 13, from 45 to 58 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 2 were terminated, 3 were bought back by the franchisor, and 4 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 6.0% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 17.
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 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
| 2024 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
| 2023 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
Source Keke's Breakfast Cafe, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 53, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-12.
Compare
How Keke's Breakfast Cafe 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 Keke's Breakfast Cafe's estimated range is $1,288,619. It costs more to open than 79% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 6.0% for Keke's Breakfast Cafe. That is higher than 52% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Keke's Breakfast Cafe's franchised system grew 29%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Keke's Breakfast Cafe 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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