The Gingham Cafe

The Gingham Cafe

Invest in a Community-Driven Franchise within the Billion Dollar Fast-Casual Niche

A Powerful, Profitable Market Segment that Continues to Grow

Do you want to invest in a unique fast-casual concept at the center of an industry that raked in over $898 billion in sales in 2022? The Gingham Café is your answer. We’ve created a profitable, fun opportunity that gives you the restaurant you’ve always dreamed of — multiple revenue streams, a family-like company culture, a laid-back atmosphere, delicious recipes, a proven operating model, and so much more. The global fast casual restaurant market is still growing strong and is predicted to increase by $55.4 billion by 2027. Now is the time to get on board with The Gingham Café!

Our Scratch Kitchen: Receive every proprietary handcrafted recipe from our repertoire. Signature southern-style dishes, such as our visually stunning Gingham Café Grilled Cheese (our best seller), salads, soups, desserts, and sides are all ready and waiting to impress your guests.

Smooth Operations: Our operational processes are incredibly simple to follow —there is no guesswork, no headaches, and less stress! Plus, your schedule will have more flex than traditional fast-casual chain restaurants due to shorter hours.

Easy to Staff: We provide the blueprint for employee training, making it easier to staff your location. The Gingham Café is a straightforward operation where no prior food service experience is needed.

Hometown Vibe: Our guests are encouraged to fellowship within our unique communal-style dining set-up. The traditional southern fare menu is affordable and delicious, increasing the reach throughout your local market.

Focus On Quality: Our detailed approach to the customer experience produces organic social traffic and new faces each week. It’s touches like our open kitchen and on-point customer service that people recognize and that set us apart!

Food as a Communicator — The Gingham Café Story

Our story starts in November 2013 when the wife of a retired Ft. Campbell soldier was inspired by the intricate tapestry of cultures and cuisines she had experienced as an Army Wife. Having moved 17 times in 20 years, Niesha Wolfe had become a real “International Foodie” and loved the opportunities to sample different types of food wherever she and her family lived.

It was a summer trip to Ireland with her daughter, also a “Foodie”, that lit the fire under Niesha, a spark that would ignite into what we know today as The Gingham Café. Through her travels, Niesha discovered a hidden gem of community-style dining, as found throughout the pubs of Ireland. The Gingham Café stands true to its inspiration, continuing to operate from this philosophy — Food as a Communicator.

The Gingham Café isn’t just another restaurant. It’s a place where people from all walks of life come together to break bread, strangers become friends, and delicious food unites us all. We invite you to come along on this journey with us and be the hub of your community with The Gingham Café.

How Does The Gingham Café Fit You?

The Gingham Café operates with a high level of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to strong customer service. Our desire is to be a tight-knit family of franchisees, working to bring The Gingham Café to more communities and build the brand as one. Here are some of the things we are looking for in our franchise partners:

• Comfortable with customer service
• Aligns with our company culture
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Driven personality with leadership abilities
• Understanding of cost management

Training and Support that Never Fails

Launch your Gingham Café with accessible support that is just a phone call or email away. We work hard to help you grow your business through the following:

Dual-Phase Training: Our simple-to-follow training program kicks off your Gingham Café business. We start with training at our headquarters, covering admin procedures, operational points, and marketing matters. Next, our team travels to your location, providing hands-on support for 7-10 days.

Operational Support: As a franchise partner, you are buying more than our deliciously southern-style menu and unique concept, you are trusting a proven system of operations that has grown us to where we are today. We provide you with ongoing support in this area to ensure success is within reach.

Marketing Support: Our brand reputation sets us apart from the competition! We’ll show you how to harness our wonderful branding and marketing materials to create a stable flow of guests.

Purchasing Discounts: Benefit from our network’s purchasing power! We’ll negotiate quantity discounts as applicable and pass these savings on to you.

What Does the Investment Look Like?

The Gingham Café believes in transparency in our numbers. We’ve assembled some general investment numbers for your review. More details about the investment are located in our FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document).

Investment Range: $209,333 to $401,500 including franchise fee

Franchise Fee: $30,000

Royalty Fee: 6% of gross sales

Corporate Marketing Fund: 1% of gross sales

Minimum Net Worth: $400,000

To get started, please fill out the franchise form.