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Noodles & Company is a fast-casual dining chain founded in 1995 by Aaron Kennedy in Broomfield, Colorado, offering globally inspired noodle dishes alongside soups, salads, shareables, and kids’ meals with gluten-free and vegan options. Franchising since 2003, it operates 461 units (mostly company-owned), blending flavors like Japanese Pan Noodles and Penne Rosa in a relaxed, family-friendly setting made fresh to order. Seeking multi-unit developers, the brand emphasizes tech tools (POS, apps, iPads), value-driven culture, and inclusivity amid recent portfolio optimization—closing underperformers (42 in 2025, 30-35 planned for 2026) to fuel stronger locations with positive traffic trends.

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Why buy a Noodles & Company Franchise?

Noodles offers a differentiated World Kitchen model with robust support in a $30B+ fast-casual surge, enabling equity-building via tech efficiencies and global flavors despite unit refinements for peak performance.

Noodles & Company Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $35,000

    • Initial Investment

      $747,000 - $1,423,000

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      5%

  • Training & Support

    • 300-450 hours on the job training

    • 32-48 hours classroom training

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Noodles & Company – Additional  Information

  1. Franchisee Support

    Noodles provides pre-opening training, construction aid, brand awareness, marketing, and hands-on onboarding; GMs train weeks at certified sites, with trainers assisting first two units. Ongoing tech (scheduling, metrics), research, and veteran franchising leadership ensure operational ease.

  2. Accolades & Awards

    Listed in Entrepreneur's Franchise Directory; praised for unique concept, global menu innovation, and growth trajectory despite recent closures. Strong same-store sales (6.6% Q4 2025) highlight resilience in fast-casual.

  3. Industry / Market

    U.S. fast-casual sector exceeds $30B in 2026, growing 5-7% yearly on craveable, customizable meals amid delivery/tech booms. Noodles taps noodle/Asian fusion trends in a competitive but expanding market.

  4. Ideal Owner

    Multi-unit operators with business acumen, work ethic, and growth mindset thrive—no restaurant experience required, but sales savvy helps. Suits determined leaders eyeing scalable, tech-enabled QSR.

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