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The UK Franchise Growth Index

Café franchises in the UK.

Twine Growth’s UK Franchise Growth Index tracks café franchise networks operating in the UK. Part of the Index’s Food and Drink industry, the Café category includes bakery cafés, chai cafés, crêperies, juice bars and board game cafés.

Read more about Café

14
Networks in this category
63
Average overall score
14
Currently recruiting
3
BFA members
8 / 6
UK / international
£250,000
Average investment from

About this category

More about Café.

Compare UK-founded and international brands, see which networks are recruiting franchisees and check British Franchise Association membership. Individual profiles show published starting investments, investment ranges and location counts where available.

The Index uses publicly available evidence to assess each network against the Five Fibre Framework™. The category scores show how café franchises compare with the wider UK franchise market on franchise readiness, operating systems, launch, network expansion and local marketing.

The Five Fibre view

Where this category is strongest. And where it isn’t.

01 Assess
13.1/20
02 Build
13.3/20
03 Launch
15.4/20
04 Grow
6.4/20
05 Amplify
14.7/20

How networks are assessed Explore this category in the UK Franchise Data Explorer

Averaged across 14 assessed networks. Category comparisons use the category field only and are never mixed with another level of the taxonomy.

Networks

Every network in this category.

14 networks, A to Z

Black Goo

Food and Drink · Café

2 locations£300,000 to £400,000Recruiting
57out of 100
Independent

Bohemia

Food and Drink · Café

1 locationsRecruiting
49out of 100
Independent

Chaaye Khana UK

Food and Drink · Café

1 locationsRecruiting
68out of 100
Independent

Chai Green

Food and Drink · Café

£120,000 to £200,000Recruiting
71out of 100
Independent

Chaiiwala

Food and Drink · Café

120 locations£180,000 to £300,000Recruiting
73out of 100
Independent

Chance & Counters

Food and Drink · Café

5 locationsRecruiting
62out of 100
Independent

Crepeaffaire

Food and Drink · Café

9 locationsRecruiting
63out of 100
Independent

Cuppa' Chaii

Food and Drink · Café

8 locationsRecruiting
74out of 100
Independent

Le Pain Quotidien UK

Food and Drink · Café

1 locationsfrom £250,000Recruiting
59out of 100
Independent

Muffin Break UK

Food and Drink · Café

79 locationsfrom £300,000Recruiting
82out of 100
Independent

The Plant Blends

Food and Drink · Café

4 locations£87,500 to £127,500Recruiting
62out of 100
Independent

Tim Hortons

Food and Drink · Café

63 locationsfrom £1,250,000Recruiting
63out of 100
Independent

The Five Fibre Franchise Growth Scorecard

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Twenty five questions across the five fibres, and a report showing where your growth foundations are strong and where they are exposed.

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