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title: "Best Breakfast Franchises of 2021"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d781f1ef-69d5-4eb6-af0f-d8557f133b52
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/best-breakfast-franchises-of-2021-2715213
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
published: 2021-03-10T14:09:00.000Z
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/df5ddc3c4a42d5e022c01e60622892351708.jpg
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# Best Breakfast Franchises of 2021

**TL;DR:** The best breakfast franchises of 2021 include Denny's, Waffle House, and Perkins Restaurant & Bakery. Franchise investors can consider these brands for investment opportunities in the restaurant industry.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-03-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/best-breakfast-franchises-of-2021-2715213).*

## Story

Franchise investors looking for an opportunity to invest in the restaurant industry can find many great choices in the breakfast category. With the rollout of the COVID vaccine, there’s growing anticipation that, sometime in the not-too-distant future, folks will be able to gather together and go out to eat without worrying about any capacity restrictions. And for those who long for the aroma of morning coffee and delicious breakfast offerings, this future can’t come soon enough.

We’ve compiled a list of 10 great breakfast franchises to consider if you’re thinking about owning your own restaurant franchise someday.

- Startup costs: $601,500-$1,029,500

- Units: 25+

- Startup costs: $1,242,200-$3,537,700

- Units: 3,500+

- Startup costs: $389,942-$860,654

- Units: 279

- Startup costs: $1,042,500-$2,486,500

- Units: 96

- Startup costs: $190,500-$1,237,608

- Units: 29

- Startup costs: $198,000-$578,000

- Units: 123

- Startup costs: $442,500-$737,000

- Units: 20

- Startup costs: $712,000-$3,209,500

- Startup costs: $331,200-$805,000

- Units: 1

- Startup costs: $462,330-$653,680

- Units: 46

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- Denny's (company)
- investment opportunities (topic)
- Perkins Restaurant and Bakery (company)
- Waffle House (company)
- breakfast franchises (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/best-breakfast-franchises-of-2021-2715213). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d781f1ef-69d5-4eb6-af0f-d8557f133b52).