Breakfast/Brunch Restaurants

Buttermilk Cafe

Geneva, IL · Founded 2015 · BMKC

Buttermilk Franchise Group, Inc. offers franchises for the establishment and operation of Buttermilk Café restaurants serving breakfast items, lunch items, and coffee.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.buttermilkfranchise.com ↗

2026 Franchise 500

Unranked

units (2025)

—

year over year

Units by Year

2023

2024

2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment

$1,081,000 – $2,345,000

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$40,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

—

FDD Item 6

Financial performance

Yes

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

5% of Gross Sales

Leadership

Katie Kouvelis
President, Secretary, & Director
Spilios Kouvelis
Executive Vice President
Alison Kane
Finance Office Manager
William D. Germanetti
Franchise and Operations Consultant
Cynthia Krause
District Manager & Trainer

On File

FDD years

2026

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Franchisee records

Current roster rows

Signed, not open

FDD Item 20, Table 5

Franchising for

2 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFButtermilk Cafe FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tab

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