Dream Dinners Cost Comparisons

About Dream Dinners

Dream Dinners makes meal planning and preparation easier for America’s families.

At Dream Dinners, our mission is to grow great kids by promoting the family dinner. To strengthen American families by bringing the homemade meal back to the dinner table. We are homemade, made easy.

We are a National Franchise helping bring families together over easy, homemade dinners. Forty years ago, a young person typically would learn to cook by observing and assisting their parent in the kitchen. In that era, 80 percent of women could open their pantry and cook without a recipe. In just one generation, this life-skill has fallen dramatically, now only 20 percent of women can cook from scratch.

For those limited on time or skill, we are their helping hand in the kitchen.

Specialty Food Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of Dream Dinners against other Specialty Food franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Dream Dinners with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
3 Potato 4 N/A $86,000-$110,000
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas $75,000 5% 0.8% $1,250,000-$2,000,000
Amsterdam Falafelshop $29,500 5%-6% 1% Loc. 3%Natl $379,300-$544,900
Au Bon Pain $30,000 5% 2% Marketing commitment $2,000,000-$3,000,000
Barry's Cheesesteaks $30,000 $223,262-$439,767
Beef Jerky Experience $44,900 6% 2% $215,750-$778,800
Bento Sushi $500-$25,000 7% $2,500-$187,700
Black Rock Bar & Grill $50,000 4% 1% $1,519,940-$2,957,625
Cafe Fondue $35,000 4% $136,000-$307,000
Cargo & James Tea $25,000 7% $100,000-$250,000
Corn Dog Factory $20,000 $130,000
Crepe Delicious $35,000 6% 3% $170,456-$924,300
Different Twist $5,000 $45,000-$100,000
Doc Popcorn $15,000-$22,500 6% 1% $119,704-$366,950
Edible Arrangements $30,000 5% 5% $189,750-$348,950
Everbowl $20,000 $99,047-$267,250
Fire and Rice N/A $76,860-$131,850
FruitFlowers $35,000 5 % of gross sales up to 2% of gross sales $147,000-$218,950
Frutation N/A 5% 2% $119,450-$253,145
German Doner Kebab $19,290 $257,200-$385,801
Great Wraps $22,500 5.5% $159,500-$485,500
Halal Guys, The N/A $231,600-$834,000
Hissho Sushi $4,200 $21,050-$88,950
I Heart Mac and Cheese $30,000 5% 1% $251,000-$464,500
Incredibly Edible Delites $30,000 4.5% $100,000-$150,000
Kernels Popcorn N/A $160,000-And Up
KnowFat! $35,000 5% 1.5- 2.5% $488,500-$647,000
Mahana Fresh $49,500 $101,700-$498,775
Mandler's The Original Sausage Company $25,000 6% up to 3% of gross $200,000
Marvelous Market $25,000 $200,000-$399,000
Melt Gelato & Crepe Cafe $25,000 6% $260,000-$650,000
Melting Pot Restaurants $20,000-$45,000 5% 1.19-3% $1,404,320-$1,824,210
Mr. Pretzels $20,000 6% 3.5% $50,000-$250,000
Muscle Maker Grill $35,000 5% 1% $187,500-$454,000
Nature's Way Cafe $20,000 4% $103,300-$201,500
New York Butcher Shoppe, The $35,000 to 4% $385,500-$500,500
New York Fries $30,000 $125,000-$175,000
O'Naturals $25,000 5% $764,000-$1,000,000
Oilerie USA $30,000-$37,500 $141,486-$223,947
Penn Station East Coast Subs $25,000 to8% 2-3% $383,844-$613,764
Philly Pretzel Factory $35,000 6% 2% $133,999-$351,193
Philly's Own Soft Pretzel Bakery $29,500 7% $100/ month $163,750-$243,500
Pita Land $25,000 $212,800-$388,000
Pita Pit $30,000 5% 1% $321,934-$497,382
Pop's $25,000 3% $577,200-$1,228,000
Potatopia $35,000 6% 1.5% - 2% $182,725-$475,150
Pretzel Time $25,000 7% 1-3% $145,000-$254,000
Pretzelmaker $15,000-$25,000 7% 1.5% $205,200-$327,000
Pretzels Plus $10,000 4% $59,000-$125,000
Repicci's Italian Ice $25,000 $3,600 per year $40,350-$162,850
Roll On In $30,000 $98,257-$525,752
Scandinavian Shave Ice $30,000 $131,400-$297,700
Sheridan's Frozen Custard $24,000 $108,340-And Up
Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn $28,000 6% 1-2% $160,500-$442,500
Shuckin' Shack $45,000 3.5-5.5% 1.5% $252,700-$841,750
Simple Greek, The $25,000 $318,700-$651,250
Smoke's Poutinerie $30,000 6% 2% $350,000-$450,000
SnoWizard N/A $2,708-$9,492
Sofi's Crepes $30,000 6% 2% local +1%Nat'l $106,033-$254,500
Sushi Shop $30,000-$40,000 $175,000-$500,000
SushiFork N/A $196,000-$388,000
Taste of Philly $30,000 6% $203,500-$418,000
Toastique $45,000 $280,750-$482,200