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Buy a Bowled Franchise

Bowled Healthy Food Company, which trades as Bowled, is a fast-casual restaurant brand built around fresh, customizable healthy food. The menu covers salads, açaí bowls, grain bowls and smoothies, alongside proteins such as organic tofu and sous vide chicken and sirloin. Fruits, vegetables and lettuce are hand-cut and prepped fresh daily, with no cooking and minimal kitchen prep required.

The brand opened its first café in 2019 and grew to six company-operated locations before it began franchising in 2022. Bowled positions itself as a low-overhead entry into the restaurant sector, with simple build-outs and streamlined operations designed for duplication in new markets.

Units run as brick-and-mortar fast-casual cafés under a territory-based franchise model. Guests build their own bowls from a wide range of toppings, which supports a repeat customer base. The franchisor points to its vendor relationships, menu and operating systems as the backbone of the model.

Latest Resales

  • Bowled

    Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

    $200,000

Why buy a Bowled Franchise?

Bowled operates in the health-focused fast-casual category, a segment that has stayed resilient as consumers continue to favour fresh, convenient meals. The brand pairs a simple operating model with one of the lower start-up costs in the restaurant industry, which can translate into stronger unit economics for an owner who runs a tight operation.

Because the menu is built on fresh ingredients that need no cooking and minimal prep, kitchens are simpler to staff and run. Franchisees gain access to the brand’s vendor relationships, recipes and operating systems that an independent café owner would have to build alone. The customizable, build-your-own format encourages repeat visits and a loyal local following.

Bowled Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $35,000

    • Initial Investment

      $116,500 - $273,000

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

  • Training & Support

    • 80 hours on the job training

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Bowled – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Bowled provides an extensive dual-phase initial training program, including 80 hours of on-the-job training, covering unit operations, customer service, product ordering, pricing and administrative procedures. Ongoing operational support continues post-opening, alongside marketing support for advertising materials and consumer plans, plus business development and R&D aimed at unit-level profitability. Owner onboarding runs through a Discovery Day at the corporate location. Resale buyers should confirm what initial and transfer training the franchisor provides to incoming owners and existing staff when ownership changes.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Bowled suits hands-on operators who want to run a fast-casual café day to day rather than manage from a distance. The franchisor looks for business-savvy owners with strong work ethic, integrity and guest-service skills who connect with a healthy-living lifestyle. Comfort managing and training a small team, holding food-quality standards and engaging the local community matters more than prior restaurant experience, though a food-service or retail operations background helps. Leadership and consistent execution drive results in this model.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Bowled has built recognition through its fresh, customizable healthy-food concept and its quick early growth, expanding to six company-operated cafés before launching franchising in 2022. The brand has earned local praise and a loyal repeat customer base in the communities it serves. As a newer franchise system, its strongest credibility signal is on-the-ground reputation rather than national ranking lists. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reviews, referral sources and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    Bowled competes in the US fast-casual restaurant market, which Technavio projects will grow by about USD 97.2 billion between 2025 and 2030 at a 14% CAGR, driven largely by demand for healthier, convenient dining. Bowls, salads and smoothies sit at the centre of this shift toward fresh, customizable meals. Demand is steady across urban and suburban markets but depends on local foot traffic, visibility and competition. For resale buyers, a café's location quality and established repeat customers are central to evaluating an existing unit.

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