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10 Best Drive Thru Franchises in USA for 2022 (UPDATED RANKINGS)

Here is the top 10 best Drive Thru Franchises you can start in USA:

1. Mr. Softee

  • Investments $ 158,500
  • Franchise fee $7,500
  • Year Brand Started – 1956
  • Year Franchising Started – 2000
  • Offices – 624

Franchise details: Mr. Softee
Official site

Mister Softee has been bringing the very best ice cream and frozen treats to kids and families since 1956. Mister Softee is the largest franchiser of soft ice cream trucks in the United States. This has been achieved through quality truck construction, advertising and most importantly by the efforts of the great people that make up the franchise dealer organization. Mister Softee has over 625 trucks and over 350 franchise dealers operating in 18 states.

2. Tikiz

  • Investments $ 132,000
  • Franchise fee $15,000
  • Year Brand Started – 2011
  • Year Franchising Started – 2012
  • Offices – 20

Franchise details: Tikiz
Official site

A return to our cherished memories was the inspiration for Tikiz Shaved Ice and Ice Cream. The “Tikiz” product line combines two of the most popular mainstream frozen treat products that everyone loves – Ice Cream and refreshing Hawaiian Shaved Ice. Delivered by a trustworthy operator who arrives in ‘Coolest Truck On Earth™’.

Tikiz Shaved Ice & Ice Cream

3. The Original Grilled Cheese Truck

  • Investments $ 63,700
  • Year Brand Started – 2013
  • Year Franchising Started – 2013
  • Offices – 6

Franchise details: The Original Grilled Cheese Truck

Our small menu is diverse and offers a delicious variety to every palette. And if you don't see what you want on the menu, just ask! We'll try to help you create your own version, because we want you to have your personal grilled cheese experience!

The Original Grilled Cheese Truck

4. Food Truck

  • Investments $ 99,000
  • Franchise fee $25,000
  • Year Brand Started – 2010
  • Year Franchising Started – 2011
  • Offices – 4

Franchise details: Food Truck

One of the rapidly growing areas of the restaurant and food service industry is the demand for readily available, economically priced and tasty meals. In other words, those meals provided by gourmet food trucks. Food Truck Franchise Group is a master franchisor of gourmet food truck and restaurant businesses throughout the United States. We are a team of experts that are here to help the new and old, alike, in the ever expanding world of food, its preparation, service and packaging.

5. Sweet Pea

  • Investments $ 40,250
  • Franchise fee $15,000
  • Year Brand Started – 2013
  • Year Franchising Started – 2013
  • Offices – 2

Franchise details: Sweet Pea
Official site

Growing up, hot summer nights, hoping that tonight the family would go out for ice cream. It-s what inspired our family to create Sweet Pea homemade ice cream.

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6. SMOOSH

  • Investments $ 176,850
  • Franchise fee $30,000
  • Year Brand Started – 2014
  • Year Franchising Started – 2018
  • Offices – 2

Franchise details: SMOOSH
Official site

SMOOSH first opened as a food truck in 2014, in Houston, Texas. Smoosh’s main specialty is their ice cream sandwich, which has been a huge hit.

7. Pro Chef USA

  • Investments $100,000
  • Year Brand Started – 2001
  • Year Franchising Started – 2018
  • Offices – 1

Franchise details: Pro Chef USA
Official site

Pro Chef is unique to the industry and is ONLY mobile Sales and Service company that is totally geared and dedicated to the Culinary Arts, Chefs, Caterers and the Restaurant industry.

Pro Chef USA Franchise Truck

8. Philly Connection

  • Investments $150,000
  • Franchise fee $10,000
  • Year Brand Started – 1984
  • Year Franchising Started – 2018
  • Offices – 1

Franchise details: Philly Connection
Official site

Since 1984, Atlanta-based Philly Connection restaurants have been perfecting the Cheesesteak sandwich.

9. Five Finger Philly

  • Investments $ 72,150
  • Year Brand Started – 2017
  • Year Franchising Started – 2018
  • Offices – 1

Franchise details: Five Finger Philly
Official site

Five Finger Philly’s mission is to serve the best cheesesteaks with only the freshest ingredients and most attentive service to each and every customer.

Five Finger Philly Food Truck

10. Gyro Chef

  • Investments $ 122,500
  • Franchise fee $25,000
  • Year Brand Started – 2014
  • Year Franchising Started – 2018
  • Offices – 1

Franchise details: Gyro Chef
Official site

Gyro Chef provides the highest quality Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food along with exceptional service in a fast casual restaurant or in from a mobile food truck.