Village Inn franchise
A full-service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and pies. At the end of 2025 there were 109 Village Inn locations in the US, 84 franchised and 25 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $1.08M–$2.75M
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Royalty
- 4% of gross sales
- Locations, 2025
- 109−15 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From VI BRANDCO, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Village Inn franchise costs
Opening First restaurant costs an estimated $1,076,000 to $2,745,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: VI BRANDCO, LLC, 2026 filing, page 37
Village Inn franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: VI BRANDCO, LLC, 2026 filing, page 31
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 4% of gross sales. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: VI BRANDCO, LLC, 2026 filing, page 32
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Village Inn publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: VI BRANDCO, LLC, 2026 filing, page 68
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 92 (−7) | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 90 (−2) | 25 | 4 |
| 2025 | 84 (−6) | 25 | 6 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: VI BRANDCO, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 71–72
How Village Inn compares
Of the 171 restaurant franchises on this site, Village Inn is the 130th cheapest to open and the 72nd largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Village Inn | Typical restaurant |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $1.08M | $526K |
| Royalty | 4% | 5% |
| Closed or left per year | 6.4% | 4.1% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | −15.2% | +5.7% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 125 of 171 |
Typical is the median across the 171 brands in restaurant franchises.
