Thai Express - Franchise
Quick Summary
Thaï Express is a leader in the Thai QSR category. We believe great food is made from the finest, freshest ingredients prepared and served by well-trained, motivated team members. Our success is rooted in combining traditional Thai cuisine with new-world design and exceeding expectations by offering a tasteful variety of authentic Thai cuisine.
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Thai Express
Business Cost, Fees & Facts for 2025
Minimum Cash Required | $150,000 | |
Year Founded | 2004 | |
# of Existing Units | 285 | |
Training & Support | Yes | |
Home Office Location | Scottsdale, AZ |
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Thai Express - Franchise
- A recent CNN report notes that Thai cuisine ranks in the top 10 of healthy diets. Americans are consistently seeking healthy alternatives for dining on-the-go, which makes a Thai Express franchise an attractive option for QSR investors seeking new growth opportunities.
- One key area of interest for savvy investors is Thai food popularity among millennials — one of the fastest growing segments of the restaurant market. According to Edelman Digital, some 23% of millennials say they eat Thai food regularly.
- Combining a healthy food with a growth market in high demand among a core demographic, Thai Express is a franchise QSR built for the now and ready to scale for the future.
- The Washington Post named Asian cuisine the fastest growing sector of both the global and U.S. QSR markets.
- Thai food is a popular choice of fresh-food dining enthusiasts and craved by millennials across the country.
- Thai Express is a first-to-market opportunity to tap into a high-demand, underserved audience for delicious Thai food in the U.S.
- Customers love the diverse, yet simple, Thai Express menu featuring more than 300, made-to-order options that keep them coming back again and again.
- Rapid build-out and affordable entry costs make a quickly scalable single- or multi-unit opportunity.
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