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Buy a Perkins Restaurant & Bakery Franchise

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery is an all-day family dining and bakery franchise founded in 1958 as a single pancake house in Cincinnati, Ohio. Over more than 60 years it has grown into a national casual-dining brand known for all-day breakfast, homestyle lunch and dinner plates, and an in-house bakery famous for its pies and Mammoth Muffins. It is owned by Atlanta-based Ascent Hospitality Management, which also operates Huddle House and runs corporate-owned Perkins locations alongside franchisees.

The model is a full-service restaurant serving four day parts (breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night), built around a broad, family-friendly menu and a base of repeat local guests. Perkins has close to 300 restaurants open or in development across roughly 25 U.S. states and Canada, operating both franchised and company-owned units on protected territories.

Now repositioned as Perkins American Food Co., the brand has refreshed its identity and added flexible formats: smaller end-cap and conversion restaurants, non-traditional sites such as travel plazas and hotels, the fast-casual Perkins Griddle & Go prototype, and a delivery-only Bakery by Perkins channel that creates a second revenue stream without added overhead.

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Why buy a Perkins Restaurant & Bakery Franchise?

Buying a Perkins Restaurant & Bakery franchise means stepping into one of the longest-running names in American family dining, with more than six decades of brand recognition and a menu that draws breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night traffic. Multiple day parts and an in-house bakery spread revenue across the day and add sales that single-occasion concepts lack.

The model also offers practical flexibility: alongside traditional restaurants, franchisees can pursue lower-investment end-cap and conversion formats, the compact Griddle & Go fast-casual prototype, and the delivery-only Bakery by Perkins channel that lifts bakery sales without extra staff or inventory. Because Ascent Hospitality Management runs corporate-owned Perkins restaurants too, new programs are tested in company units before franchisees adopt them, all within a recognized, recession-tested casual-dining category.

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1958

    • Franchising Since

      1958

    • New Startup Cost

      $579,390 – $3,581,375

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $15,000 – $40,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      25%

      of Initial Franchise Fee

    • Royalty Fee

      4%

      of Net Sales

    • Marketing Fee

      3%

      of Net Sales

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      257

    • New Units Opened *

      1

    • Units Transferred *

      9

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $1,933,346

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Perkins provides up to 10 weeks of training for owners, general managers and key staff, covering operations, menu execution, purchasing, supplier relations, inventory and in-house baking; the FDD details roughly 105 classroom hours plus 450 on-the-job hours, backed by a confidential operations manual. Each owner is assigned a dedicated Franchise Area Director for ongoing field visits, plus technology for POS, accounting, payroll, scheduling, inventory and reporting. Resale buyers should confirm what transfer training and system access incoming owners and managers receive when a unit changes hands.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Perkins suits hands-on, full-time operators comfortable running a full-service restaurant with multiple day parts and an in-house bakery. Strong people management matters most: owners recruit, train and retain kitchen and front-of-house teams, hold service and food-quality standards, and build the regular local guest base the brand depends on. Prior restaurant experience helps but is not required, as the model also fits motivated multi-unit investors with leadership and business discipline. The best fit is process-driven, community-minded and ready to be present in the restaurant, especially through the transition of an acquired location.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    With a history dating to 1958, Perkins is one of the most established names in American family dining and is regularly featured among recognized franchise systems, including listings such as Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 and Franchise Times rankings. Its credibility is reinforced by parent company Ascent Hospitality Management and by decades of repeat, multi-generational guests, many of whom franchisees describe as longtime regulars. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific restaurant's local reputation, online reviews, community visibility and referral strength within its trade area.

  4. Industry / Market

    Perkins sits in the U.S. family and casual-dining segment, anchored by breakfast, a daypart Americans treat as both routine and affordable comfort. The franchisor cites a roughly $285 billion U.S. breakfast category and a $17.1 billion bakery market, two demand pools Perkins serves through its all-day menu and delivery-only Bakery by Perkins channel. Breakfast and bakery have proved relatively resilient across economic cycles, and off-premise ordering keeps expanding the market. For resale buyers, local demand turns on trade-area traffic, daypart mix and competition, so a unit's location and guest loyalty matter as much as category size.

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