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Buy an Aloha Poke Co. Franchise

Aloha Poke Co. is a fast-casual restaurant franchise built around customizable poke bowls. The concept opened its first two restaurants in Chicago in 2016 and began franchising in 2019 through its parent company, Aloha Poke Franchising LLC, led by CEO Chris Birkinshaw.

The menu uses a build-your-own format the brand calls Park Your Own Bowl (P.Y.O.B), letting guests assemble bowls from a base, proteins and toppings. Sourcing is central to the positioning: line-caught wild ahi tuna, Patagonian salmon raised without antibiotics, shrimp and tofu, with gluten-free, vegan, paleo and vegetarian options. With no cooking on site and a streamlined menu, units are built for fast assembly and roughly 15-minute order turnaround.

Aloha Poke operates compact restaurants of about 1,278 sq ft, a footprint suited to urban storefronts and mixed-use developments, and has grown to a network of more than a dozen units across several US states. The model is territory-based and owner-operated rather than absentee, with exclusive territories available to franchisees.

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Why buy an Aloha Poke Co. Franchise?

Buying an Aloha Poke Co. franchise gives an owner a defined niche in the fast-casual category: fresh, customizable bowls aimed at health-conscious diners, within a food segment that has proved resilient across economic cycles. The brand’s sustainability-led sourcing and build-your-own format give it a clear identity against both quick-service chains and independent poke shops.

The operating model is comparatively simple to run. With no on-site cooking, a streamlined menu and a compact footprint, units carry lower equipment and space overheads than many full-kitchen restaurants, which can support tighter labour and faster service. Franchisees plug into established systems for marketing, loyalty and operations rather than building them from scratch.

Aloha Poke Co. Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2016

    • Franchising Since

      2019

    • New Startup Cost

      $140,900 – $475,930

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $30,000 – $35,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $5,000

    • Royalty Fee

      5%

      of Gross Sales

    • Marketing Fee

      1%

      of Gross Sales

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      17

    • New Units Opened *

      2

    • Units Transferred *

      0

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $323,756

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

Aloha Poke Co. – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Initial training runs to 64 hours of on-the-job training plus 16 hours of classroom instruction at headquarters. Ongoing support comes through regional consultants and field operations staff, a franchisee intranet, proprietary software and a toll-free support line, alongside meetings and conventions. Marketing assistance covers ad templates, social media, SEO, website development, email marketing and a loyalty program and app. Resale buyers should confirm with Aloha Poke what onboarding and transfer training the franchisor provides to incoming owners, and what proprietary software and intranet access carries over with the unit.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Aloha Poke suits a hands-on, owner-operator approach rather than passive investment. The franchisor does not position the model for absentee ownership, so the strongest fit is an operator willing to be present in the restaurant, managing staff, daily service and food-safety standards. Owners who enjoy customer interaction, local marketing and building a repeat customer base tend to do well, and an interest in fresh-food or hospitality concepts helps. Prior business-management or restaurant experience is an advantage, though structured training is provided.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Aloha Poke Co. has built its recognition mainly through brand growth and category visibility rather than formal franchise rankings. It is listed in Entrepreneur's franchise directory, and the company has pointed to positive comparable-sales performance and expansion into new US markets as evidence of momentum since it began franchising in 2019. For resale buyers, brand-level profile should be weighed alongside the reputation of the specific location, including its local reviews, repeat customers and visibility within its territory.

  4. Industry / Market

    Aloha Poke sits in the US fast-casual segment, one of the faster-growing parts of a restaurant industry the National Restaurant Association projects at roughly $1.5 trillion in US sales for 2025. Within it, poke is an established healthy-dining category: IBISWorld estimates the US poke shops industry grew at about a 4.9% annual rate between 2020 and 2025. Demand is driven by interest in fresh, protein-forward, customizable meals and clean-label sourcing. For resale buyers, local competition, foot traffic and the strength of a unit's repeat customer base shape performance more than national trends.

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