The Investment

Behind every board is a business built for growth.

Graze Craze is fun, fresh, and photo-worthy by design. That visual appeal is what makes the brand memorable and shareable. As a franchise owner, you are investing in a brand built around catering, gifting, events, and community relationships, not just individual charcuterie orders. Graze Craze pairs a highly shareable product with the systems, training, and support to help you bring Graze Craze to your area.

A fresh food franchise without the traditional restaurant kitchen.

When you compare food franchise opportunities, the investment conversation often starts with the buildout. What equipment do you need? What kind of space is required? How complex is the operation?

Graze Craze was designed differently from many restaurant-style concepts. The model centers on fresh ingredient assembly, board design, visual presentation, customer service, local sales, catering logistics, and order coordination. That means no fryers, grills, hoods, or traditional cooking line. Ownership still requires capital, planning, training, and daily execution, but the model gives franchisees a different way to enter the food category without many of the operational layers that come with a full restaurant’s kitchen.

That means no fryers, grills, hoods, or traditional cooking line. Ownership still requires capital, planning, training, and daily execution, but the model gives franchisees a different way to enter the food category without many of the operational layers that come with a full restaurant’s kitchen.

Estimated Initial Investment

$75,000

Franchise fee

$49,500

Total investment range

$170,000 – $250,000

Model type

Fresh assembly, catering, gifting, events, and local orders

Experience needed

No culinary experience required

Support

Training program, real estate assistance, signage, initial marketing program, equipment and hardware, uniforms, opening inventory, marketing resources, expert guidance, vendor connections, and ongoing support

Ownership options

Single-unit and multi-unit opportunities available

What your investment helps you build.

Your Graze Craze franchise investment is designed to help you open with the brand, tools, systems, and support needed to operate within the franchise model. Think of it as the setup behind the celebration: the systems, standards, tools, and training that help owners bring Graze Craze to life in their community.

  • Franchise rights and onboarding
  • Initial training
  • Site selection guidance
  • Store setup and equipment
  • Brand standards and operating systems
  • Initial inventory planning
  • Technology and ordering systems
  • Grand opening planning
  • Local marketing launch suppor
  • Ongoing operational guidance
  • Access to approved vendors and brand resources
Franchise rights & onboarding
Initial Training
Site selection guidance
Store setup and equipment
Brand standards &
operating systems
Initial inventory planning
Technology and ordering systems
Grand opening planning
Local marketing launch support
Ongoing operational guidance
Access to approved vendors
& brand resources

More than walk-in orders.

Graze Craze owners are not limited to waiting for walk-in orders. Catering gives you a reason to build relationships with offices, event planners, venues, schools, nonprofits, realtors, professional service firms, and local organizations throughout your community.

A corporate lunch can lead to recurring office orders. A client gift can introduce the brand to another business. A grazing table at one event can spark interest from guests planning the next celebration.

With Graze Craze, your location becomes the hub for boards, boxes, grazing tables, catering, and gifting.

No Kitchen. No Fryers. Just a Food Franchise People Actually Share.

Graze Craze skips the traditional restaurant kitchen entirely. No fryers, no grills, no exhaust hoods, just fresh assembly, presentation, and service. The result is a product built for corporate lunches, parties, and events, one that gets photographed, shared, and remembered. With catering at the center of the model, owners build recurring relationships with local businesses and organizations, turning everyday celebrations into a real, repeatable business.

Support that starts before you open.

Graze Craze is part of United Franchise Group, giving franchisees access to training, marketing resources, technology systems, vendor relationships, and operational support.

You are not starting with a blank board. You are joining a franchise system with a defined model, recognizable brand, and support structure already in place.

Is Graze Craze the right fit for you?

Choosing a franchise is about more than the numbers. It is about understanding the model, the support, and whether the business fits the way you want to operate and grow. As you explore Graze Craze, our franchise development team can walk you through the investment, ownership options, support structure, and next steps so you can make an informed decision.