For proven business owners ready to build their next asset
You built one business from scratch. Your next one does not have to start there.
Combine your ownership experience and local market knowledge with an established restaurant brand, operating system, training program, and multi-unit development path.
Get current information about the investment, support, available markets, and ownership model.
Your next move starts here
Could Capriotti’s be the right addition to what you are building?
Tell us about your business experience, available capital, and the market you are interested in developing.
You’ve been here before
You know the true cost of starting from zero.
You have already spent years learning how to:
You also know how expensive it is to learn every lesson through trial and error.
Find customers
Hire and manage people
Build processes
Control expenses
Work with vendors
Market locally
Solve problems
Take responsibility for results
Your next business does not need to require you to recreate the product, brand, technology, marketing, vendor relationships, training, and operating playbook.
Not another experiment
Build another asset. Not another experiment.
Capriotti’s gives experienced business owners an established vehicle for their leadership, local knowledge, and available capital.
You bring
- Business ownership experience
- Leadership and accountability
- Local relationships
- Financial discipline
- Knowledge of your market
- A willingness to operate and grow
Capriotti’s provides
- An established consumer brand
- Distinctive, award-winning products
- Repeatable restaurant operations
- Structured training
- Vendor and supply-chain relationships
- Real estate and construction support
- Technology and digital ordering
- Local and national marketing
- Ongoing business coaching
- Multi-unit development opportunities
You maintain the responsibility of ownership without having to invent every part of the business yourself.
Your market advantage
Bring an established brand to the market you already know.
Your knowledge of the community can become a meaningful operating advantage. You understand the people, neighborhoods, employers, traffic patterns, and relationships that influence local business.
The result is a business you can lead locally while building within a larger established system.
Capriotti’s supports that knowledge with:
Demographic and territory analysis
Site selection guidance
Lease and construction support
Opening preparation
Centralized marketing resources
Digital ordering, delivery, rewards, and catering
Ongoing operational guidance
Built to stand out in a crowded category
Distinctive since 1976.
Since 1976, Capriotti’s has built a loyal following around distinctive products customers cannot get from every other sandwich shop. The brand is known for slow-roasted turkey, cheesesteaks, American Wagyu offerings, and The Bobbie®, its signature Thanksgiving-inspired sandwich. Today, Capriotti’s has more than 175 locations across the country.
Current franchise performance & investment
Owner involvement matters
Built for owners who want to lead.
Capriotti’s is not positioned as a passive investment.
The strongest candidates are prepared to:
For experienced QSR operators with established operating teams, the ownership structure may look different and will be evaluated individually.
A transparent path forward
What happens after you request information?
Receive the Franchise Overview
Review the ownership model, investment, support, training, and development process.
Discuss Your Experience and Market
Speak with the franchise development team about your business background, goals, capital, and desired territory.
Review the Opportunity
Evaluate the FDD, financial information, available markets, support, and multi-unit requirements.
Determine Whether Capriotti’s Fits Your Portfolio
Decide whether the brand aligns with the additional business you want to build.
Know before you move
Frequently asked questions
Why choose a franchise instead of starting another independent business?
A franchise allows you to apply your business experience to an established product, operating system, supply chain, marketing infrastructure, and support model rather than creating each component independently.
Do I need restaurant experience?
Restaurant experience is helpful but not required. Capriotti’s provides structured training and ongoing operational support. Candidates must still demonstrate leadership, financial readiness, and active-owner commitment.
Will Capriotti’s handle all the marketing?
Capriotti’s provides national and local marketing support, centralized campaigns, digital tools, and a rewards program. Franchise partners remain responsible for participating in local marketing and building customer relationships within their communities.
Is this a passive investment?
No. Capriotti’s expects franchise partners to understand and remain involved in the business unless they are experienced QSR operators with an approved operating team.
Can I build multiple locations?
Multi-unit development opportunities are available for qualified franchise partners based on capital, market potential, site availability, and operational capacity.
Your experience deserves the right platform
Use what you already know to build what comes next.
Explore how your ownership experience and local market knowledge could fit the Capriotti’s franchise system.
Requesting information does not obligate you to purchase a franchise.