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Pokeworks Franchises for Sale

A fast-casual poké bowl restaurant built around a build-your-own counter line. Small inline footprint, no full kitchen line, and a raw-fish menu that makes freshness and food safety central.

69
Total units
$270K+
Initial investment

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
67
2023
67
2024
69
2025
63
Franchised units
6
Company-owned units
69
Total units
+3%
3-yr unit growth

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Pokeworks Franchise Model Overview

Pokeworks restaurants are fast-casual counters serving Hawaiian-style poké bowls, burritos and related sushi items, assembled to order from fresh and frozen seafood, rice and produce. Units are typically 500 to 2,000 square feet in strip centers, malls or urban street retail, so the build-out is a mid-six-figure inline restaurant rather than a freestanding building. Staffing is a counter crew under a full-time Designated Manager; an individual franchisee must personally supervise the store, while entity owners may rely on a trained manager, though the franchisor recommends substantial owner time. Royalty is on gross sales with a modest brand fund plus a local marketing requirement, and the franchisor's Item 19 reports average gross sales for both company and franchised stores. The system is small and roughly flat, adding a few franchised units a year against a handful of closures, with company stores operated by affiliates. Transfers carry a fee tied to the current single-unit franchise fee, and renewal can require a remodel.

Ideal owner profile

Owner-operator or investor with a full-time trained Designated Manager running the restaurant
Experience managing hourly crews and food cost in a fast-casual or quick-service setting
Comfortable with strict fresh-seafood handling, rotation and food-safety standards
Mid-six-figure capital for an inline build-out or for remodel obligations on renewal
Operators open to multi-unit growth through a development agreement in a defined market

Investment Snapshot

Initial franchise fee $40,000 (15% veteran discount)
Total initial investment $270,435 – $599,661
Royalty 6% of Gross Sales
Ad / brand fund 1.5% of Gross Sales (Marketing Fund); 2% of Gross Revenues local advertising (co-op contributions up to 2% credited toward it)
FDD year 2026 (unit data through 2025)
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