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Top 4 Food & Beverage Franchises — 2026
#1
Smalls Sliders
Food & Beverage
Smalls Sliders is a fast-growing burger slider franchise backed by investor Drew Brees. Known for its "cans" format — container-style restaurants with a simple, focused menu of cheeseburger sliders. 21+ open locations with strong unit economics and rapid development pipeline. Featured in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 for 2025.
$1.3M–$2.0M
Growth: 45.0%/yr
Units: 21
#2
Biscuit Belly
Food & Beverage
Biscuit Belly is a fast-casual breakfast and brunch franchise specializing in southern-style biscuit sandwiches. Founded in Louisville, KY. Part of the Craveworthy Brands portfolio. Strong daytime-only operating model reduces labor complexity.
$702K–$1.2M
Growth: 22.0%/yr
Units: 30
#3
Scooter's Coffee
Food & Beverage
Scooter's Coffee is a drive-thru coffee franchise with 900+ locations focused on speed and quality. Known for its "Amazing People, Amazing Drinks" model with a compact drive-thru kiosk format. AUV of approximately $1.1M. Strong franchise development momentum in the Midwest and Southeast.
$794K–$1.3M
Growth: 18.0%/yr
Units: 920
#4
Gregorys Coffee
Food & Beverage
Gregorys Coffee is a premium craft coffee brand that launched its franchise program in February 2026 after 15+ years as a successful independent chain. Backed by Craveworthy Brands. 53+ units primarily in the Northeast. Franchise program is brand new — early-mover opportunity with an established brand that has proven AUV performance.
$200K–$700K
Units: 53
Rankings based on FranchiseStack composite score. Data as of April 2026 from disclosed FDD filings and franchise databases. Investment figures change — always request current FDD before investing. Not investment advice.
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Franchises Ranked: 4
Investment Range: $200K–$2.0M
Data as of: April 2026