Country Kitchen Restaurant
Food & Beverage · Full-Service Restaurants
- Active units
- 18
Franchised, year-end 2025
About Country Kitchen Restaurant
Country Kitchen Restaurants have been welcoming guests and serving delicious meals for over 80 years. With multiple locations across the United States, customers can visit any of their restaurants and immediately feel at home. Whether it's breakfast, lunch, or dinner, Country Kitchen offers a variety of healthy and freshly prepared dishes. Indulge in their light and fluffy pancakes, flavorful skillets and omelettes, juicy burgers, savory sandwiches, hearty dinners, and homemade desserts. The menu is designed to cater to all tastes and preferences. Country Kitchen prioritizes using fresh ingredients to ensure top-notch quality and satisfaction for their customers. Additionally, they offer the convenience of ordering online, making it even easier to enjoy their delicious meals. Whether you're craving a comforting breakfast or a hearty dinner, Country Kitchen is the go-to destination for delectable, homestyle American dining.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$40k
- ADA reduced Franchise Fee – second unit
$35,000 for the second Country Kitchen developed under the ADA
- ADA reduced Franchise Fee – third and subsequent units
$25,000 for the third and subsequent Country Kitchens developed during the term of the ADA
- Brand fund
3.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
2,500 – 5,000 sq ft
- Area Development Agreement (ADA) Fee – first unit
$40k
- ADA deposit – each additional unit
$20k
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2025 filing).
Growth
- Total locations18
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings0
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-10.0%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR-5.1%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$1.1M
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate—
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
- Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.