Gold Star Chili - Franchise
Quick Summary
A Gold Star franchise restaurant is a family owned, legacy brand with tremendous opportunity in the $256 billion QSR industry. Gold Star is focused on franchisee success thru support, technology and process and is poised to build on its Cincinnati presence and break out of the market to expand across the Midwest. Learn more now!
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Gold Star Chili
Business Cost, Fees & Facts for 2025
| Minimum Cash Required | $300,000 |
Available In These States:
- IN
- KY
- OH
- Overview
Gold Star Chili - Franchise
BUILD A BUSINESS AROUND NOSTALGIC COMFORT FOOD AND CINCINNATI CHILI
A Gold Star Chili franchise restaurant is a tremendous opportunity in the $256 billion QSR industry. For the last 50+ years, Gold Star has won an enormous following in the Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan area, where we excel at serving up one-of-a-kind, made-to-order, crave-worthycomfort food with family-style hospitality that is sorely lacking in the rest of the industry. With strong AUVs a new streamlined menu, chic new restaurant design and proven business model that allows our franchisees to thrive for decades, Gold Star is ready to both build on its existing Cincinnati presence and break out of the Cincinnati market to expand across the Midwest. In the booming QSR restaurant segment, Gold Star franchises have it all: a menu founded on a legendary product that customers crave alongside additional items that bring in new visitors and spur repeat visits. Blend that ability to innovate with a half century’s experience creating a solid, successful franchise network and you’ve got a legacy brand that knows how to take care of business now — and is poised for rapid growth in the future. Gold Star owns the comfort food space!
HOW GOLD STAR SUPPORTS ITS FRANCHISEES FROM DAY ONE!
Through a detailed process, Gold Star’s executive team will be alongside its franchisee from signing their new Franchise Agreement to opening their doors and beyond. It starts with utilizing proprietary real estate technology to ensure our franchisee has all the information necessary to become site secure. It is followed by detailed precision on the design of their new location to ensure the project stays on time and on budget. It is capped off with a three-week training program at HQ followed by two weeks on site training at your new location. All the while, our marketing team will be building brand awareness for and demand around your location to ensure you have a packed house on day one.
AVAILABLE GROWTH MARKETS
For the first time in years, Gold Star has opportunities for new franchise locations within the Cincinnati DMA. In addition, we are expanding regionally in every direction from our Cincinnati home. We are particularly looking for entrepreneurs in the Cincinnati, Dayton, Lexington and Louisville markets. Think you’ve got a good spot for a Gold Star franchise? Let’s talk.
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