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title: "Best Burger Franchises to Buy in 2021"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ad2ba8d7-b71f-42e9-a177-26c8f6a39270
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/best-burger-franchises-to-buy-in-2021-2715283
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2021-03-18T14:09:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:08.469Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/4815728d35cc9510fa5e2fc4f16203d0451.jpg
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# Best Burger Franchises to Buy in 2021

**TL;DR:** The burger segment of the franchising industry is worth $115.1 billion and expected to increase by 15.9% in 2021. The segment offers growth opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs and restaurateurs.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-03-18. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/best-burger-franchises-to-buy-in-2021-2715283).*

## Story

We break down this year’s top business ownership opportunities in the burger segment of the restaurant industry.

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the restaurant industry, there’s one segment that’s expecting growth in 2021: burgers. Right now, it’s estimated that the segment is worth $115.1 billion, and it’s expected to increase by 15.9% over the course of the year. That means that for aspiring entrepreneurs or restaurateurs, the burger segment of the franchising industry isn’t one to overlook.

As the economy continues to recover, franchisees have the opportunity to tap into growing consumer demand for this traditional American cuisine. Here are the 10 best burger franchises to buy in 2021:

- Startup costs: $611,500-$1,009,000

- Units: 65+

- 1851 Brand Newsroom

- Startup costs: $254,000-$1,400,000

- Units: 859

- Startup costs: $807,000-$1,300,000

- Units: 144

- Startup costs: $403,750-$639,100

- Units: 84

- Startup costs: $2,300,000-$5,400,000

- Units: 765

- Startup costs: $546,000-$895,000

- Units: 256

- Startup costs: $209,000-$525,000

- Units: 148

- Startup costs: $1,200,000-$3,500,000

- Units: 3,525

- Startup costs: $1,000,000-$2,500,000

- Units: 96

- Startup costs: $1,600,000-$2,200,000

- Units: 1,653

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchising industry (topic)
- growth opportunities (topic)
- burger segment (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/best-burger-franchises-to-buy-in-2021-2715283). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ad2ba8d7-b71f-42e9-a177-26c8f6a39270).