Coffee, Cafe and Bakery Franchises in Canada

There are 194 listings in this section of the directory. 159 of them state a starting investment, ranging from $500 to $2,500,000, with a median of $193,500. Figures are franchisor-supplied and should be confirmed before you rely on them.

Coffee and bakery concepts look similar from the street and run very differently behind the counter. A coffee-led cafe is a beverage business: high gross margin per cup, fast service, and sales concentrated into a few hours of the morning. A bakery that produces on site is a manufacturing business with a retail front, which means earlier starts, more skilled labour, more equipment, and waste management as a daily discipline rather than an afterthought. Concepts that bake off frozen product sit between the two and are usually the simpler operation to staff.

The question that matters most in this category is where the product comes from. Some franchisors supply roasted coffee or frozen dough from their own facility at a margin, which is effectively a second royalty and should be counted as one when you model the business. Others let you buy on the open market within a specification. Ask for the landed cost per unit of the main inputs and compare it with what the same product costs independently.

Location economics are unforgiving here because the average transaction is small. A cafe needs volume, which means real foot traffic or a captive audience such as an office tower, hospital or campus. Be cautious about any projection for a site that depends on becoming a destination.

What these cost to open

Under $50,000: 18 of the listings on this page
$50,000 to $100,000: 16 of the listings on this page
$100,000 to $250,000: 69 of the listings on this page
$250,000 to $500,000: 45 of the listings on this page
Over $500,000: 11 of the listings on this page

Based on the 159 listings here that state a starting investment. The other 35 give no figure, or give one that cannot be read as a number.

Where the franchisors are based

Head office locations for the listings on this page: Ontario (6), Quebec (2). Head office is not the same as where territory is available, so ask the franchisor which provinces they are currently granting.

The listings

--24Seven Vending

--Another Broken Egg Cafe Restaurant

--Arizona Bread Company

--Baby's Badass Burgers Cafe

--Baguette Express Cafe

--Barista Coffee Company Cafe

--Beach Bagels

--BeaverTails

--Big Apple Bagels Cafe

--Bimbo Canada/ Canada Bread Company LTD

--Booster Juice Bar

--Bottoms Up Espresso Coffee shop

--Boulangerie Auger / Betty Bread Franchise

--BP Connect Store

--Breadsmith

--Brioche Doree

--Buffalo's Southwest Cafe

--Cafe2U Cafe

--Caffe Artigiano

--Capt Submarine

--Caribou Coffee Coffee shop

--Caruso's Cafe

--Carvel Cafe

--Chatime Canada

--Cinnabon Retail outlet

--Cinnaholic Cafe

--Clean Eatz Franchising LLC

--Clean Juice Bar

--COBS Bread

--COBS Bread Bakery

--Coffee Bike Franchise

--COFFEE CULTURE CAF? & EATERY

--Coffee Culture Cafe and Eatery Restaurant

--Coffee Nefer Coffee shop

--Coffee News Distribution

--Coffee Planet Coffee shop

--Coffee Time

--Coffee Time Franchise

--Cold Coffee America

--Corner Bakery Cafe Restaurant

--Costa Coffee Coffee shop

--Cousins Subs Restaurant

--Cousins Subs Systems, Inc.

--Crabby Joe's Tap and Grill Restaurant

--Creams Cafe

--Crumbl Cookies Company

--Davidovich Bakery Nyc Cafe

--Daylight Donuts Business Opportunity

--Ding Tea Store

--DOKAR Donat Bakar Cafe

--Drnk Coffee + Tea

--Duck Donuts Cafe

--Dunkin' Donuts Coffee shop

--Dunn Bros Coffee

--Dutch Bros Coffee shop

--Eccellente Gourmet Coffee

--Einstein Bros. Bagels Bakery

--Erbert & Gerbert's Sandwich Shop Restaurant

--Es Pasco Cafe

--Eurocafe Espresso Imports

--Factory Donuts Cafe

--Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses Cafe

--Fuwa Fuwa Japanese Pancakes

--Gigi's Cupcakes Bakery

--Gloria Jean's Coffees Store

--Golden Krust Restaurant

--Gong cha Franchise

--GOOD EARTH COFFEEHOUSE

--Grabbagreen Restaurant

--Happy Lemon Store

--Hard Bean, LLC

--Heidi's Brooklyn Deli

--Hot Beverage Company Coffee shop

--Java's Brewin

--Jazmo'z Bourbon Street Cafe

--Johnnie's

--Juice Stop Bar

--Juice Zone Bar

--Juiceblendz Cafe

--Just Fresh Cafe & Bakery

--Just Love Coffee Cafe Franchise

--Kekuli Cafe Indigenous Cuisine

--Kolache Factory Cafe

--Krispy Kreme Store

--Kung Fu Tea Store

--Le Macaron Franchise

--Le Macaron French Pastries Bakery

--Les Moulins La Fayette Business opportunity

--Lucullus Bakery

--M Coffee & Milk Cafe

--Matto Cafe

--Maui Wowi Restaurant

--Maverick's Donut Company Franchise

--Maverick's Donuts

--Maverick's Donuts Franchise

--Mikel Coffee Company Cafe

--Mixed Senses

--Mooboo Bar

--MR. SUB - MTY Franchise Group Restaurant

--N&B Pancake Cafe

--Nekter Bar

--Nekter Juice Bar Franchise

--Nestle Toll House Cafe

--OE Franchise, LLC

--Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt + Humble Donut Co.

--Ormado Kaffeehaus Coffee shop

--Panera Bread Cafe

--PappaRoti Franchise

--Paris Baguette

--Philly Pretzel Factory Cafe

--Philly Pretzel Franchise

--PJ's Coffee Franchise

--Port City Java

--Presotea Franchise

--Pretzelmaker Cafe

--Qwench Juice Bar

--Randy's Donuts Cafe

--Red Mango Cafe

--Restaurants Paramount Fine Foods Restaurant

--Retail Outlet Retail outlet

--Rita's Italian Ice Cafe

--Robin's Donuts

--Robin's Donuts Franchise

--Rock Gilis Coffee Cafe

--Roll On In Sushi Burritos & Bowls

--Runza National, Inc.

--Saya Cafe

--Serious Coffee

--Shipley Do-Nuts Cafe

--Simply Done Donuts Franchise

--Smoothie Factory Bar

--Squeeze Fresh Juice Bar

--Starks Barber Company

--Starving Artist Waffles & Espresso

--Supermoon Japanese Style Cheesecakes

--Symposium Cafe Restaurant & Lounge

--Teapioca Lounge Cafe

--TeaTalk Cafe

--The Belgian Waffle Co Cafe

--The Dapper Doughnut

--The Great Steak & Potato Co. Restaurant

--The Waffle Experience Cafe

--Thumbs Up Diner

--Tim Hortons

--Tim Hortons Restaurant

--Tropical Smoothie Cafe Restaurant

--Tubby's Sub Shop Inc. Restaurant

--UCD inc Les Moulins La Fayette

--Vitality Bowls Cafe

--Vitality Bowls Enterprises, LLC.

--Which Wich Superior Sandwiches Restaurant

--Xpresso Delight

--Ziggi's Coffee Cafe

--Ziggi's Coffee Franchise

--Another Broken Egg Cafe

--Bagel Boss Retail

--Baroness Bubble Tea

--BIGGBY COFFEE Restaurant

--Bodhi Bar - Organic Juice and Smoothie Bar

--Boulangerie Ange Retail

--Boulangerie Louise

--Caryl Baker Visage Franchise

--Chai Garam

--Chaiiwala of London

--Cinnzeo Bakery Cafe Franchise

--Clay & Cupcakes Retail

--COBS Bread Franchise

--Creams Cafe,,2008 Restaurant

--D Spot Dessert Cafe,,2013 Restaurant

--dipndip chocolate cafe

--DonutNV Restaurant

--Duck Donuts Restaurant

--Ella Cafe

--Ellianos Coffee Retail

--Factory Donuts

--Flowers Bakeries

--Fresh Healthy Cafe

--Fresh Healthy Cafe,Inquire

--La Donuteria Store

--Mavericks Donuts

--Mini Donut Factory Canada

--Mister Donut

--Parlay Cafe Retail

--Pattie Lou's Donuts

--Presse Cafe,$315K-$550K Restaurant

--Sapore Italiano Cafe

--Second Cup Cafe,$350K-$550K Restaurant

--SoCal Mini Donuts Restaurant

--SPoT Coffee Restaurant

--Symposium Cafe and Restaurant Lounge

--Tommy Cafe,$400K-$600K

--Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee

--Um Khalil Restaurant et Cafe Restaurant

--Woof Gang Bakery? & Grooming Retail

Questions worth asking in this sector

Is a coffee franchise or a bakery franchise easier to run?

A coffee-led cafe is generally the simpler operation. A bakery that produces on site is a small manufacturing business, with earlier hours, more equipment, more skilled labour and daily waste decisions. Concepts that bake off frozen product are easier to staff than full scratch production.

What should I ask about supply arrangements?

Whether you are required to buy coffee, dough or packaging from the franchisor or a nominated supplier, and at what price compared with the open market. A mandatory supply margin is effectively a second royalty and belongs in your model as one.

How important is the location for a cafe?

More than in almost any other category in this directory, because the average transaction is small and the business needs volume to work. Existing foot traffic or a captive audience such as an office tower, hospital or campus matters far more than square footage.

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