Restaurants & Food Service · Delis & Bagels
Einstein Bros. Bagels Franchises for Sale
A fast-casual bagel bakery-cafe serving bagels, schmears, coffee and breakfast and lunch sandwiches, mostly as strip-center end caps. A company-dominated system where franchised restaurants are a small minority.
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Franchised and company-owned unit counts for 2023 through 2025, as reported in the franchisor's FDD.
Existing Einstein Bros. Bagels Franchises for Sale
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Einstein Bros. Bagels Franchise Model Overview
Einstein Bros. Bagels restaurants bake bagels on site and sell them with cream cheese spreads, egg sandwiches, specialty coffee and lunch items in a fast-casual, morning-weighted format, typically a strip-center end cap. The investment runs from the mid six figures to over a million dollars, driven by construction and a bakery equipment package. Fees are a 5 percent royalty plus a comparatively heavy 4 percent marketing contribution. Owners need not work in the restaurant, but an approved Operating Partner with multi-unit experience must supervise, a Certified Manager must devote full time, and all owners sign guaranties. The franchisor is a subsidiary of Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, whose affiliate runs a bagel dough plant and most restaurants: 395 company-owned versus 69 franchised at fiscal 2025, plus 265 licensed units in airports and campuses. Both counts grew over three years with very few transfers. Item 19 provides sales distributions and cost factors, and the franchisor can match any offer on a sale.
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