Pepper Lunch Franchises for Sale

A Japanese fast-casual restaurant where beef, chicken and seafood arrive on a sizzling iron plate and the customer finishes cooking at the table. A big Asian brand, few U.S. units.

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Total units

$691K+

Initial investment

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Brand Performance Snapshot

Franchised and company-owned unit counts for 2023 through 2025, as reported in the franchisor's FDD.

Unit count by year

Franchised Corporate

2023

2024

2025

Franchised units

Company-owned units

Total units

+33.3%

3-yr unit growth

Existing Pepper Lunch Franchises for Sale

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Pepper Lunch Franchise Model Overview

Pepper Lunch restaurants serve do-it-yourself griddle meals: thinly sliced beef, chicken or seafood on a hot iron plate with the signature pepper rice, pasta and proprietary sauces, for dine-in and takeout, often with beer and wine. The brand is well established in Japan and across Asia, where the parent runs or franchises several hundred stores, but the U.S. franchisor was formed in 2022 and the domestic system is tiny and early, with units in California, Nevada, Guam, Hawaii and Arizona. Locations are in-line strip-center spaces with a full build-out, induction cookers rented monthly from the franchisor, and an investment that can approach seven figures at the high end. A Principal Owner must devote full time unless the franchisor approves a non-owner Managing Director, and every owner signs a personal guaranty. Transfers need franchisor consent, the buyer must complete training and sign the current agreement for the remaining term, and the franchisor holds a right of first refusal.

Ideal owner profile

Full-time owner-operator, or an approved Managing Director with restaurant management credentials

Experience running a fast-casual kitchen with hourly staff and table-side service elements

Capital for a mid-six-figure to seven-figure strip-center build-out plus three months of reserves

Comfortable with an early-stage U.S. system where local marketing falls largely on the owner

Multi-unit developers commit to at least five restaurants in a defined area

Investment Snapshot

Initial franchise fee $50,000 (single restaurant); $35,000 per restaurant under a 5-unit development agreement

Total initial investment $690,800 – $1,678,300

Royalty 5% of Gross Sales

Ad / brand fund 2% of Gross Sales brand building fund (up to 3%)

FDD year 2026 (unit data through 2025)

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