Keke’s Breakfast Cafe franchise
A Keke’s Breakfast Cafe franchisee operates a restaurant serving made-to-order breakfast and lunch dishes. At the end of 2025 there were 82 Keke’s Breakfast Cafe locations in the US, 58 franchised and 24 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $638K–$1.94M
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- Royalty
- 5%–5.5%
- Locations, 2025
- 82+13 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From Keke's Franchise Organization, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Keke’s Breakfast Cafe franchise costs
Opening one restaurant costs an estimated $638,425 to $1,938,813. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Keke's Franchise Organization, LLC, 2026 filing, page 24
Keke’s Breakfast Cafe franchise fee
The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Keke's Franchise Organization, LLC, 2026 filing, page 16
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5.5% of weekly gross sales for the first three years, then 5% for the remaining seven years, paid weekly. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Keke's Franchise Organization, LLC, 2026 filing, page 17
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Keke’s Breakfast Cafe publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: 2025 operating profits for qualifying full-year franchised restaurants. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Keke's Franchise Organization, LLC, 2026 filing, page 58
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 49 (+4) | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 55 (+6) | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 58 (+3) | 24 | 8 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: Keke's Franchise Organization, LLC, 2026 filing, page 61
How Keke’s Breakfast Cafe compares
Of the 126 restaurant franchises on this site, Keke’s Breakfast Cafe is the 78th cheapest to open and the 71st largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Keke’s Breakfast Cafe | Typical restaurant |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $638K | $484K |
| Closed or left per year | 5.5% | 3.6% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | +28.9% | +6.3% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 92 of 126 |
Typical is the median across the 126 brands in restaurant franchises.
