Sunny Street Café franchise
2026 filing · April 24, 2026Fewer locationsShares sales figures
Sunny Street Café at a glance
A restaurant serving breakfast, brunch and lunch, plus catering. At the end of 2025 there were 22 Sunny Street Café locations in the US, 11 franchised and 11 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 3,000–3,400 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $465K–$1.31M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5.25%
- 5.25% of gross sales with a $250 weekly minimum, paid weekly, plus an advertising obligation of up to 4% of sales (currently 0.5% to the brand fund)
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 22
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 11
- Company-owned
- 11
- Change in 3 years
- −1
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 5
- Most in Ohio, Texas and Missouri
From Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Sunny Street Café among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Sunny Street Café | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $886,030 | Costs more than 81% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5.3% | Lower than 68% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 22 | More than 51% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $1,290,875 | Higher than 73% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.5× | Lower than 56% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Sunny Street Café franchise costs
Opening one Sunny Street Café costs an estimated $464,545 to $1,307,514. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are leasehold improvements ($145,000 to $643,000) and furnishings, fixtures, signage & equipment ($218,026 to $450,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $35,000 | ||
| Rent - 3 Months | $15,019 | $38,014 | |
| Security Deposits | $6,000 | $13,000 | |
| Architectural and Design Fees | $0 | $25,000 | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $145,000 | $643,000 | |
| Furnishings, Fixtures, Signage & Equipment | $218,026 | $450,000 | |
| Opening Inventory | $12,000 | $15,000 | |
| Grand Opening Advertising and Promotions | $5,000 | $8,000 | |
| Training and On-Site Assistance Expenses | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| Liability and Property Insurance | $4,500 | $6,500 | |
| Catering Van | $0 | $4,000 | |
| Miscellaneous Costs | $4,000 | $10,000 | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $15,000 | $50,000 | |
| Total | $464,545 | $1,307,514 | |
Source: Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc, 2026 filing, page 12
Sunny Street Café franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5.25% of gross sales with a $250 weekly minimum, paid weekly, plus an advertising obligation of up to 4% of sales (currently 0.5% to the brand fund). |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc, 2026 filing, page 9
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Sunny Street Café publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $1,290,875
- Median sales
- $1,333,465
Yearly figures for 2025, covering franchised restaurants reporting for 2025 (11 locations). The average is about 1.5 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc, 2026 filing, page 32
SBA loans to Sunny Street Café franchisees
Lenders approved one SBA 7(a) loan for a Sunny Street Café franchisee in 2018, for $750K. It hasn’t been paid off or charged off yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Sunny Street Café | Typical breakfast brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | −8.3% / −8.3% | +5.4% / +7.9% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 0% / 7.1% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 8.3% / 8.3% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical breakfast brand is the median of the 20 brands in breakfast franchises with three years of counts.
How Sunny Street Café compares
Of the 58 breakfast franchises on this site, Sunny Street Café is the 18th cheapest to open and the 25th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Sunny Street Café | Typical breakfast brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $465K | $640K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.31M | $1.2M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5.3% | 5% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $1.29M | $1.72M | $794K |
| US locations | 22 | 13 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 46 of 58 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 58 brands in breakfast franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 (0) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 (0) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 (−1) | 11 | 0 | −1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc, 2026 filing, page 34
Where Sunny Street Café locations are
At the end of 2025, Sunny Street Café had locations in 5 states. The most are in Ohio, Texas and Missouri.
- Ohio9
- Texas7
- Missouri4
- Alabama1
- Illinois1
Source: Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc, 2026 filing, page 35
Who owns Sunny Street Café?
Sunny Street Café franchises are sold by Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc.
From Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc’s 2026 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: Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc, 2026 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8
Sunny Street Café filings
The figures on this page come from Rise & Dine Restaurants, Inc’s 2026 filing, issued April 24, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 24, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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