Franchising Opportunities
Why Relish
Our burgers are never frozen, and always cooked to order using 100% fresh certified Angus beef to ensure our customers the best tasting, juiciest burgers. Only 2% of all beef in the USA is good enough to make a Relish burger!
Good Vibes
Relish is all about our customers and serving great burgers in a fun, relaxing environment that leaves customers eager to come back. The vibe is chill, the music is playing, the people are fun, and your burger always meets your exact specifications. It’s perfectly fresh and perfectly yours.
Variety
Every Relish order is made exactly the way the customer wants it. From cheese and bun choice to toppings and sauces, our flexible, build-your-own model keeps guests coming back — and makes operations easy to run.
Awarded, Alot.
Zagat, Thrillist, Business Insider, and the Gainesville Sun have all named Relish one of the best burgers around. It is not hype — it is fresh, never-frozen, Certified Angus Beef cooked to order. That quality earns repeat customers.
Our Story
Relish was founded in 2009 by Rob Roche, a serial entrepreneur and restaurateur. Rob’s journey began in 2002 when he decided to leave Canada and move to Gainesville, Florida to open the first Pita Pit franchise in Florida.
Most burger franchises are expensive to start and complicated to operate. Relish creates the quality and taste of an expensive burger franchise, with the franchise owner cost and simplicity of a sandwich franchise. Relish Burger franchises offer:rnrn
Launch a Relish restaurant with a total investment of $250,000 to $400,000 — including buildout, equipment, training, and working capital. Enjoy the quality of a premium burger brand without the heavy overhead.
Relish is a simple operation that has three primary positions: Cashier, Bun, and Grill. During a typical peak lunch rush, your store will be staffed by four people.
With our streamlined process, Relish franchises can operate in as little as 1,200 square feet.
We offer financing of the territory fee for our franchisees who want to pursue opening multiple stores. We’re going to help you achieve your goals.
Commonly Asked Questions
We have taken the successful business model from the sandwich and burrito worlds and transformed the burger industry with a simple to operate, low cost franchise model with tremendous growth opportunities. We look forward to sharing more with you about our exciting opportunity.
Relish Big Tasty Burger provides an extensive training and support program to help you every step of the way. It all starts with at least three weeks of training at our corporate location for owner operator, and a key employee. This initial training occurs approximately 60 days prior to your restaurant opening and teaches your key staff what they need to help you run your restaurant. When you open your restaurant, we also provide two trainers to assist you at your location for the first seven days. Training continues after your opening with your personal Franchise Business Advisor who works with you step by step on an ongoing basis.
The Federal Trade Commission regulates what Relish Big Tasty Burger is allowed to disclose to potential franchisees. As you proceed through the process of purchasing your Relish Big Tasty Burger restaurant, you will receive the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) that details more about the business opportunity and your expected startup expenses as well as some financial information related to our franchise. We also provide an Earnings Claim that provides you financial information related to our affiliate location.
The estimated initial investment to open a Relish Big Tasty Burger franchise ranges from $250,000 to $400,000, including a $35,000 franchise fee, first three months’ rent, restaurant furnishings and equipment, location build-out, small wares, inventory, point-of-sale system, grand opening marketing, permits, and working capital. Multi-unit development options are available for qualified franchisees.
Relish Big Tasty Burger does not offer any direct financing, but we can recommend some third-party financing options for you. If you have a retirement fund, we can also recommend some great programs that allow you to borrow against your retirement fund without paying penalties or taxes.
Contact Us
Reach our franchise team at (352) 359-4762 or email franchising@relishusa.com.
This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. An offer is made only by a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). Relish Gourmet Burger franchises will not be sold in any jurisdiction until the offering has been exempted from the requirements of, or duly registered in and declared effective by, such jurisdiction.
