Franchise Opportunities in Ukraine
To make it easier for entrepreneurs, Proriat Franchise Development made a list of franchise opportunities in Ukraine that, according to Franchise Expo 2021, are already presented in the country.
The franchises that we have included in this list are a subjective vision of the popularity of existing franchise brands based on the frequency of mention in various information resources in 2020.
Aroma Kava
AROMA KAVA is a coffee shop chain operating in more than 45 cities of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, providing a wide selection of coffee drinks, desserts and sandwiches at an affordable price.
- Country origin: Ukraine
- Product or service type: Coffee shop
- Year company founded: 2014
- Start of franchising: 2014
- Number franchise stores: 320
- Initial fee: From 75,000 UAH
- Required start-up capital
- From 250,000 UAH
- Advertising contribution: None
- Ongoing royalty: 2%
Support provided
Premises estimation, cost and revenue calculator, franchise package, CRM system, advertising, and marketing support, launch algorithm step by step, management team, staff and owner training, design and zoning development.
Target franchise area
Cities with a population of more than 20 thousand people.
Site selection criteria
Location in a high footfall area, near transport interchange points, office buildings, recreation parks, educational institutions, and central streets.
The advantages of our franchise:
A ready-made concept for premises from 6 to 150 sq. M.
Uniform standards are in effect in all AROMA KAVA coffee houses (visualizations, recipes, cooking technologies, service algorithm).
Branded materials (ceramic and disposable dishes, sugar, napkins, uniform for staff, packaging).
Unique Products – We use unique ingredients and recipes to prepare our products.
Unified discount program – our discount programs are available in all coffee shops of the chain.
Staff training – in our coffee shops, great attention is paid to staff training, product preparation technology, and service quality.
BUDUSUSHi 
BUDUSUSHi is a Ukrainian chain of Take Away sushi stores with a delivery service. We provide the fastest service. Preparation of taking away sushi set in 3 minutes. Delivery within the city up to 40 minutes.
- Country origin: Ukraine
- Product or service type: Sushi shop
- Year company founded: 2018
- Start of franchising: 2020
- Company own stores: 18
- Number of franchise stores: 3
- Initial fee: $5 000
- Required start-up capital
- From $20 000
- Advertising contribution: 1%
- Ongoing royalty: 3%
Support:
• Business start-up manuals.
• Launching team.
• Regular consulting.
• Support in finding premises. Location evaluation.
• Architecture and design assistance.
• Marketing support.
• Recruitment and staff training.
• Provided software.
• Website and online ordering system.
• Contacts of verified and approved suppliers that provide
competitive prices.
The franchisor not only provides a starting set of branded products and developments but also continues to support the partner at all stages of doing business.
Franchisee requirements
We are looking for: entrepreneurs, including those without experience in running a restaurant business, who are counting on support, to start work according to regulations and can show initiative; entrepreneurs with an existing, but unsatisfactory, sushi bar; we need franchisees who are focused on their own business and ready to work in a team: a married couple, a middle manager. We do not sell the franchise to passive investors.
The BUDUSUSHi franchise is an opportunity to launch your own sushi store under a well-known brand. We offer a carefully worked out and tested our business model that will allow you to start earning in the first month of work.
Dragon Wok
Dragon Wok is an Asian fast-food franchise from the Lviv Croissants team.
Southeast Asian cuisine has created a style of healthy cooking, which features cooking in a wok, a special pan that allows you to quickly prepare a meal and preserve the flavor of each ingredient.
It is these basic criteria – fast, healthy, and tasty – laid down in the Dragon Wok franchise.
- Year company founded: 2020
- Start of franchising: 2021
- Company own stores: 1
- Number of franchise stores: 1
- Investment: $ 30’000
- Entry fee: $ 7’000
- Royalty: 3% (Turnover) per month
- Advertising royalties: 1% (gross income) per month
- ROI: from 12 to 18 months
- Development regions: Ukraine
- Area: 30-100 m2
- Staff: 3-5 employees
Support provided
• Franchise package.
• Trademark.
• Calculation of the financial model.
• Design project.
• Supply of semi-finished products.
• Staff training.
• Technological cards.
• Contacts of suppliers.
• Software.
• Logistics.
• Support at all stages of the launch.
• Launching team.
• Marketing support.
• Management solutions.
Required franchisee profile
• Age from 25 years old.
• Willing to start your own business.
• Availability for leading your own business.
Site selection criteria
Main streets, central squares, walking zones with high traffics, nearby educational institutions, office centres.
GRILL PUB
GRILL PUB is an international chain of grill restaurants, presented in two formats: stationary restaurants and establishments at the food court in the shopping center. One of the features of the chain’s establishments is an open barbecue grill, which is located directly in the hall. In this way, guests can observe how their meals are being prepared. According to the company’s rules, dishes are prepared exclusively from high-quality products, special attention is paid to the quality of meat, and are not pre-frozen. Restaurant-type dishes are presented at affordable prices as a tasty and healthy daily diet.
- Product or service type: Restaurant
- Year company founded: 2014
- Start of franchising: 2016
- Company own stores: 1
- Number franchise stores: 16
- Initial fee: From 690,000 UAH
- Advertising contribution: None
- Royalty: 2%
SUPPORT
• Recruitment and human resource management
• Kitchen development and management
• POS and CRM systems
• Business analytical.
• Quality Control Department.
• Marketing and Advertising Department.
• Territorial Manager.
Site selection criteria
Food court:
• Popular high-traffic shopping mall/mall.
• Zones: food court/establishment in the mall with its landing.
• Area from 40 sq. m.
• Separate product loading.
• Electricity — from 40 kW.
• Other (system of extraction, ventilation, water supply, and sewerage).
Stationary Restaurant:
• Private property or long-term lease.
• Area from 120 sq. m.
• Terrace will be an advantage.
• Parking
• Service entrance.
• Electricity — from 40 kW.
The most favorable conditions and prices for franchising. We were able to reduce the amount of investment while maintaining quality due to our own production facilities and the support of the central office, which has about 100 qualified specialists.
IQ PIZZA 
IQ Pizza – a new youth brand of pizzerias! Modern equipment, unique cooking technologies, low price, and high-quality pizza ingredients – the hallmark of the restaurant!
IQ Pizza has quickly gained the recognition of a wide audience in many regions of Ukraine, and the geography of the brand is growing rapidly. At the beginning of 2020, 15 pizzerias have already been opened in Ukraine, and another 10 are at various stages of opening.
- Year company founded: 2014
- Start of franchising: 2019
- Company own stores: 45
- Number franchise stores: 5
- Initial fee: $5,000
- Required start-up capital
From $25,000 - Advertising contribution: 1%
- Royalty
First-year — 3.5%, next year — 5%.
Support
• Consulting.
• Design project development.
• turnkey plan implementation
• Human resource management.
• Suppliers list.
• Purchasing advice.
• Education and training manuals.
• Start-up team.
Required franchisee profile
• Successful business background (necessarily in the catering sector).
• Professionalism and responsible business approach attitude.
• Compliance with corporate standards.
• Building relationships with a company based on mutual trust and respect.
IQ Pizza is a modern pizza chain successfully operating in Ukraine. The key to the success of our brand is sincerity in front of customers and partners. We guarantee the fulfillment of all obligations to employees and investors. Trust, respect and support are the main principles of our team.
Lviv Croissants
Lviv Croissants is a successful national fast-food chain in Ukraine.
An assortment of freshly baked croissants with a large selection of various fillings for every taste: vegetables, meat, fish, cheeses, chocolate, cream, fruit in a non-standard combination.
Lviv Croissants bakeries have become the No. 1 trend in the fast-food market.
- Country of origin: Ukraine
- Year company founded: 2015
- Start of franchising: 2015
- Company own stores: 15
- Franchised stores: 110
- Initial fee: $10,000
- Required start-up capital
- Class S — from $35,000;
- Class M — from $50,000;
- Class L — from $70,000.
- Ongoing royalty: 3%
- Employees: 12
Lviv Croissants is a Lviv concept of a fast-food establishment with an assortment of freshly baked croissants made exclusively from natural ingredients.
Our menu contains more than 30 types of various fillings for every taste.
Also for our guests, we have developed 15 branded croissants that have become bestsellers: “Lviv”, “Galitsky”, “Royal”, “Peasant”, “Philadelphia” and others.
Cozy interior, friendly atmosphere, extraordinary taste and aroma of fresh baked goods, and finally a small average bill – $ 1.2, distinguish our format from others like it.
Merry Berry 
Merry Berry is a new style of a happy life in the rhythm of a modern metropolis.
The history of Merry Berry began in 2009 in Odessa – a city with the most discerning consumers and a powerful flow of demanding tourists, who also note the uniqueness of the chain’s concept along with European and American coffee brands.
The hallmark of our menu is Smoothie – a mix of fresh berries and fruits based on yogurt or milk. These signature cocktails are prepared according to a special recipe and will certainly delight those who share the western tendencies of a healthy lifestyle and the transition to organic products. Also, a smoothie card has been developed, which includes more than 20 flavors.
- Country of origin: Ukraine
- Founded: 2009
- Franchising started: 2013
- Initial fee: $7,000
- Required capital: $45,000
- Marketing royalty: 1%
- Ongoing royalty: 1% – 3%
The Merry Berry franchise is an exciting, individual, but, at the same time, reliable way of your business, supported by proven schemes for the implementation of the most daring and striking projects in the coffee business.
Persha Pekarnia Tvoho Mista 
The idea of creating a separate bakery format arose after our coffee shops and bakeries could not accommodate the entire range of products.
This is how the bakery format appeared, in which we identified the most demanded, popular and affordable positions from muffins, puffs and of course bread.
Bakery franchise
Investment: $16’000
Initial fee: $3’000
Royalty: 3.5% of sales volume (Persha Bakery FABRIC format)
Advertising royalties: None
ROI: from 6 to 12 months
Franchised units: 63
Development regions: Ukraine
Area: 20-100 m2
Staff: 4-10 people
Now “PERSHA BAKERY YOUR MISTA” can offer its customers up to 15 types of modern bread and baguettes, more than 20 types of pastries and grain rolls, hearty and sweet puffs, as well as traditional cakes Medovik and Napoleon.
The full assortment can reach up to 150 items and is selected for a specific project, depending on the area of the premises and its location. By minimizing all opening costs and maximally simplifying the technological process at the point of sale, we have created a very affordable and effective business model for entrepreneurs who, with little investment, can become participants in the huge bread and baking market.
PIZZA & GRILL Magnum
The Pizza Grill chain is a place for warm moments with friends and family. You can visit a family pizzeria or a city café of our restaurant chain and choose the most comfortable atmosphere for you. We have many pleasant surprises for you and your loved ones. The menu, in addition to pizza, includes almost all the most popular dishes from European, American and even Asian cuisines, so it will be a great choice for a large company.
Pizza & Grill Magnum concept:
Pizza & Grill combines two of the most popular cuisines: pizza, which is made from Italian wholemeal flour, and the grill menu, in the preparation of which modern technologies are used and the juiciness of each piece of meat is preserved. Flour of Italian origin is used in cooking.
Thanks to the combined menu, modern interior and affordable prices, the project is in demand among a wide target audience.
Affordable prices are formed due to the balanced cost of meals and national discounts from suppliers, and the interior is developed individually for each establishment, taking into account the standards of the chain, the characteristics of the region and premises, as well as fashion trends.
- Year company founded: 2014
- Start of franchising: 2018
- Number of franchise stores: 6
- Initial fee: From 760 000 UAH
- Advertising contribution: None
- Ongoing royalty: 2%
ZDOBUSHKA
It all started with my grandmother’s baking recipes and the desire to share them with the world. So year after year, Grandma comes to the bakery and passes the old recipes. Now we have 22 stores all over Odessa and thousands of people who visit us to have fresh pastries every morning.
Our pastries are prepared only from natural ingredients and only according to grandmother’s recipes.
- Product or service type: Bakery
- Year company founded: 2011
- Start of franchising: 2020
- Company own stores: 25
- Number of franchise stores: 4
- initial fee: $7 000
- Investment: $35 000
- Marketing fee: 1%
- Royalty: 3%
- Staff: 5 employees
We have listed just a few of the available Franchise Opportunities in Ukraine. You can contact our team for more information on other franchising opportunities. Also, our agents will be able to offer actual premises for rent in the cities of Ukraine. We will conduct an independent analysis of the location. Proriat will provide a team for launching a new enterprise and ensure its effective management.
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Our project management team at Proriat Hospitality Partners will be glad to assist you to provide the necessary support to enter the Ukrainian market and help you grow your business.
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