Food & Beverage Franchise in India (2026): 48 Verified Brands by Investment & Terms

Waffle kiosk, takeaway and café franchise; reported capex ₹11–18 L by format. Locator lists 812 outlets (Oct 2026); fee and royalty not published.

Pizza-burger QSR franchise: ₹15–34 L, 250–1,000 sq ft, 4% royalty. 55 outlets on its locator, 26 in Gujarat.

Smart vending machine franchise: own and run machines (FOFO) or let Daalchini run them (FOCO). About ₹1.5 L a machine, minimum 5 machines.

Burger café franchise: Signature from ₹27 L + GST incl. ₹7 L fee, 5% royalty. Brand claims 150+ outlets; franchisor revenue fell 18% in FY25.

Chai kiosk franchise: ₹2.5–3 L, 60–100 sq ft, 0% royalty. Claims 350+ stores; franchisor revenue ₹9.8 Cr in FY25, down 13%.

Tobacco-free paan café chain. Kiosk ₹7–8 L, café ₹11–12 L and premium café ₹13–14 L formats in 90–200 sq ft.

Slice-pizza chain from Delhi: casual dine-in franchise about ₹22–25 L + taxes incl. ₹7 L fee, 6% royalty; locator lists ~86 outlets vs 250+ claimed.

Gujarat bakery chain: ₹15–20 L investment, 700–2,500 sq ft. Lists ~190 shops; fee and royalty not published. Franchisor revenue ₹99 Cr (FY25).

Punjabi village-theme restaurants; last published terms (2019): ₹90 L–1.1 Cr, ₹30 L fee, 7% royalty, 9 yrs. 45 outlets listed; franchisor not filing-compliant.

Cake-shop franchise of gifting brand Winni: three formats from ₹6 L to ₹50 L + GST. Claims 400+ stores; its own locator lists 94.

FOFO tea cafe: Rs 22-30 L investment, 4% monthly royalty on sales and a non-refundable Rs 2 L token, per its own franchise pages.

Mumbai pancake and dessert chain; café ₹35 L, Express shop ₹15 L (+GST); 91 outlets on its locator vs 95+ claimed; franchisor lost ₹4.9 Cr in FY25.

Chennai burger-café franchise in 3 formats, ₹40–75 L total; 31 outlets on its locator; trademarks held by a separate, non-compliant company.

Hyderabad tea-outlet chain (tea, coolers, shakes). ₹5 L unit franchise (incl. taxes) plus unexplained extras; brand claims 4,000+ outlets.

Korean café chain from 2008, offered in India only as a country master franchise (US$500K+ liquid capital). No Indian outlet; going-concern doubts.

Amul Parlour: ~₹1.85 L set-up incl. ₹25,000 refundable deposit, 100–150 sq ft, no royalty; Amul says 10,000+ parlours. Scooping parlours ~₹5 L.

Online cake brand with 100+ kitchens; a franchise page lists 4 formats but no terms and no franchised outlet found. Status unconfirmed.

Not a franchise: listed United Foodbrands runs all its restaurants itself (266, Jun 2026) and warns that fake Barbeque Nation franchise offers are fraud.

Ice-cream parlour chain run in India by Graviss Foods; investment and royalty not published. Locator lists 1,164 entries against 800+ claimed.

Delhi sweets, snacks and restaurant chain claiming 200+ outlets (169 addresses on its city pages); franchise forms exist but no investment, fee or royalty published.

Franchise unclear: Biryani Blues runs most of its ~80 biryani outlets itself and publishes no terms. FY25 revenue ₹83.5 Cr, net loss ₹4.9 Cr.

Surat bakery and snack brand, 'since 2000'; claims 86+ outlets in South Gujarat (no list to verify). Franchise terms, investment and royalty are not published.

Eastern India cake chain claiming 250+ stores; franchise terms unpublished, est. ₹6–10 L*. FY25 franchisor revenue ₹13.8 Cr.

Burger King India: listed master franchisee runs 581 restaurants itself; only 5 sub-franchised (Mar 2026). No public franchise programme or terms found.

Burger chain with 224 open outlets on its locator, taking 'Operator Partners': starts from Rs 30 lakh (no range), 225-400 sq ft, 5-year term. Brand claims 24-30 month payback.

Kolkata cake-shop franchise: QSR ₹10–12 L or café ₹22–25 L, no royalty. Claims 150+ stores; its own locator lists 17 open.

Domino's India is run by listed master franchisee Jubilant FoodWorks (2,455 stores, Mar 2026). No sub-franchise terms or investment are published.

US burger chain from 1952, offered in India only as development rights. No Indian outlet; its former owner went bankrupt in 2026 and lenders bought it.

Ahmedabad ice cream maker owned by Lotte since 2017; franchise page is an enquiry form with no terms; locator lists 413 entries, mostly Havfunn parlours.

Yum-owned fried-chicken chain; 1,358 restaurants run by two franchisee companies (Mar 2026). No public franchise programme or terms found.

Eggless bakery chain from Ahmedabad: 82 distinct outlets on its locator, mostly Gujarat (24 Oct 2026). Investment, fee and royalty not published.

Cake shop and manufacturing franchise enquiry forms; no terms published. Locator lists 1,150 shops (claims 700+), mostly Maharashtra and West Bengal.

Franchise paused: Naturals isn't taking new franchise requests. 185 parlours on its locator, mostly run by outside firms; FY25 revenue ₹412.8 Cr.

Pizza dine-in + cloud-kitchen FOFO format: ₹90 L–1 Cr, 9-year term, 3.5-year payback claim. Royalty not published; franchisor loss-making.

Malaysian coffee-bun café brand. India master franchisee lists 4 outlets and publishes no terms. Estimated investment ₹50 L–1 Cr*.

Chai shop franchise, terms unpublished (our estimate ₹5–9 L*). About 225–226 outlets on its list, nearly all in Gujarat; no registered company or trademark.

Rajwadi chai takeaway franchise from Vasai; claims 300+ outlets, branch list shows 26; investment not published (our est. ₹4–8 L*).

Pizza chain sold by Yum to LongRange Capital; ~980 India restaurants run by two merging franchisees (Mar 2026), no net openings. No public franchise terms.

Pizza franchise from Ghaziabad: ₹15–50 L investment, ₹5 L fee (brand's page). Claims 120+ stores; company incorporated only in Nov 2024.

Ahmedabad pizza chain from the Sankalp group: 19 Sam's-named outlets on its locator (claims 29). No Sam's-specific investment, fee or royalty published.

Subway India: master franchisee runs 678 of 1,008 stores; franchised stores fell from 501 to 330. No public franchise terms; fake-franchise alerts.

Chai shop franchise: ₹6–7 L + ₹1.5 L fee, 200 sq ft, 10% royalty. 25 outlets on its list, 21 in Gujarat; proprietor-run, no company.

Gujarat cafe-bakery chain; its locator shows an 'All (54)' label (city labels add to 60), unverifiable. Investment, fee and royalty are not published; 'earn up to Rs 1.5 lakhs' has no period.

Andhra tea kiosk chain: ₹3.25 L fee plus ₹30–50K interiors, no royalty, 115 outlets on its locator. No registered company found behind it.

Hyderabad tea café brand; says franchises start at ₹2.5 L with equipment and first stock supplied. No outlet list; franchisor has filed no accounts.

Kulhad tea cafe chain from Indore: 154 outlets on its locator (600+ claimed). Says no royalty; investment, fee and returns are not published.

Thai pizza chain: 597 outlets in 9 countries (Dec 2024), none in India. Abroad it is franchised only as country-wide master franchises.

Momo QSR chain: 705 outlets on its locator. Franchise terms are unpublished and new franchising is unconfirmed; fake franchise offers exist.