Napa Kitchen and Wine franchise
2025 filing · June 30, 2025
Napa Kitchen and Wine at a glance
An upscale wine-focused full-service restaurant with a sushi and raw oyster bar. At the end of 2024 there were 1 Napa Kitchen and Wine locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- NKW Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 6,000–8,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $2.02M–$3.37M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- $20,000 if you already own one
- Royalty
- 4.5%
- 4.5% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus a 1.5% marketing fee
- Brand fund
- 1.5%
- 1.5% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 25% of the then- current initial fee
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
From NKW Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Napa Kitchen and Wine among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Napa Kitchen and Wine | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $2,695,100 | Costs more than 95% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 4.5% | Lower than 92% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Napa Kitchen and Wine franchise costs
Opening one Napa Kitchen and Wine costs an estimated $2,019,200 to $3,371,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: NKW Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 17
Napa Kitchen and Wine franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000, $20,000 if you already own one. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: NKW Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 4.5% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus a 1.5% marketing fee. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1.5% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
| Transfer fee | 50% of the then- current initial fran- chise fee |
| Renewal fee | 25% of the then- current initial fee |
| Additional Initial headquarters training | $0 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: NKW Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from pages 11–12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Napa Kitchen and Wine does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: NKW Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 42
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $2M–$3.6M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Napa Kitchen and Wine compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Napa Kitchen and Wine is the 775th cheapest to open and the 706th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Napa Kitchen and Wine | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $2.02M | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $3.37M | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 4.5% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1.5% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 1 | 14 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 474 of 813 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 813 brands in restaurant franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: NKW Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 43
Who owns Napa Kitchen and Wine?
Napa Kitchen and Wine franchises are sold by NKW Franchising, LLC.
From NKW Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: NKW Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Napa Kitchen and Wine filings
The figures on this page come from NKW Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued June 30, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | June 30, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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