Owensboro, KY
Price Reduced by $100K on April 12- Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill is a well-established QSR offering a proven brand with a strong customer loyalty, high-traffic location and a turnkey operation for...
Cash Flow: $182,563
Restaurants and Food Businesses For Sale in Kentucky
Market Info
Just Reduced; Salsarita's Mexican Restaurant
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#1 wing joint in Lexington, Ky with $700,000 in annual sales
Lexington, KY
Wing Kyng represents an exceptional opportunity to acquire the #1 wing restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky. This award-winning establishment has earned the prestigious "Best of Lex Wings" title for two...
Cash Flow: $118,000
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Established retail store for sale with real estate
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Kentucky
Summary Established in 2011, this organized discount grocery & general-merch store with deli/ice cream is a genuine community hub where locals shop, meet friends, and linger. A reliable, friendly team...
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SBA Qualified Kentucky Restaurant and Bar for Sale Full Liquor!!
Grand Rivers, KY
Discover an established Kentucky Restaurant and Bar for Sale with full liquor license generating $882,044 in annual revenue with year over year sales trending up by 2.5%. This profitable restaurant...
Cash Flow: $208,552
Established Drive-Thru Coffee Business | Remote Ownership Proven
Kentucky
Established coffee business with long-standing customer base. This turnkey business has been in operation for over a decade. Drive-thru (building included*), low overhead costs. Prime location with...
Turn Key Burger and Fish joint with Drive Thru
Lexington, KY
ESTABLISHED JUNE 2025 AMERICAN RESTAURANT - LEXINGTON, KY Turn-key burger and fish restaurant featuring drive-thru service in Lexington's competitive food market. This fully staffed and equipped...
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Cash Flow: $50,000
Legacy Bakery with Growth Potential
Campbell County, KY
A beloved, community-anchored bakery with decades of history is now available for acquisition. With its time-tested recipes and reputation as a neighborhood staple, this bakery enjoys strong brand...
Cash Flow: $44,000
4 Location Platform – Clear Margin-Expansion Runway – Louisville KY
Louisville, KY
Take ownership of a globally recognized sandwich franchise with 99% consumer awareness and a proven business model in Louisville, KY. Backed by near-universal brand recognition, this concept offers a...
Below Build Cost, 3 Stores | Barry Bagels
Louisville, KY
Take over 3 built-out Barry Bagels stores already open and running, without spending the year and roughly $1M it took to build them from scratch. This is a hub-and-spoke Barry Bagels operation in...
Well established family restaurant & Catering business
Jeffersontown, KY
Established Indian restaurant and catering business located in Louisville's high-traffic Jeffersontown area. This turnkey operation features a 3,900 square foot leased space with modern commercial...
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Rush Bowls
Franchise
Available in Kentucky
Rush Bowls is a small scale, simple restaurant concept serving blended fruit bowls and smoothies. Capitalize on the booming better-for-you market with a scalable concept.
$255K SDE | Decades-Strong Louisville Restaurant | Priced to Sell
Louisville, KY
Executive Summary: This established, full-service independent Mexican restaurant has operated as a fixture in the area for over two decades. It runs from a single leased location with full dining,...
Cash Flow: $255,000
High-traffic Liquor Store. Drive-thru convenience. Real money.
Louisville, KY
Turnkey liquor store business for sale — Liquor Corner, 6101 Preston Highway, Louisville KY 40219. Freestanding building with drive-thru on 0.47 acres directly fronting heavily-traveled Preston...
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Cold Stone Creamery Owensboro, KY - South Frederica Retail Corridor!
Owensboro, KY
High-Volume Well-Established Cold Stone Creamery Owensboro, KY - South Frederica Retail Corridor! "Minutes From The Newly Opened Maui's Owensboro Family Entertainment Center" Offering the best...
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Cash Flow: $226,847
Turnkey Dessert Franchise | Semi-Absentee Friendly | Prime Middletown
Middletown, KY
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a well-established Peach Cobbler Factory location in Middletown, Kentucky, situated in a high-traffic, affluent retail corridor with strong demographic...
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Bar on the Water
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Winchester, KY
Incredible opportunity to own a beautifully renovated, fully operational waterfront restaurant with unbeatable charm and income potential. This turnkey business features indoor-outdoor dining, a full...
Brian S. Mazar, MBA, CBI
American Fortune Business Sale-Business Broker Services
Serving Jefferson County, KY
American Fortune is a national Merger & Acquisition and Business Brokerage company, operating out of three locations, Detroit, MI; Louisville, KY; Los Angeles, CA. American Fortune is a premier provider of advisory services in Business Sale & Acquisition (M&A Services), Business Valuation Services, Business Exit Strategy Planning. American Fortune's proprietary/unique processes and negotiation superiority have yield exceptional results for our clients since 1998. We provide expertise in the critical areas of growth and profitability, business due diligence, financial analysis, tax minimization and value maximization. American Fortune's set of unique processes increases the value and marketability of your business. American Fortune will prepare your business for the market, discretely market the business for sale, find the right buyer, and sell the business at the best price, at the right time. Our Business Advisors will work closely with your Attorney and CPA to make sure you have the right information and to provide you with smart options so you can make the best decisions about your business transfer. We maintain excellence by retaining Business Advisors who possess a solid base of credentials and experience which guarantees you a solutions-oriented approach to your business transfer needs. Business Sale & Acquisition Services (Merger & Acquisition and Business Broker Services) We take an approach that if the timing isn't right for you to sell your business, we will work with you to "groom" your business before we take it to the market to make sure you get the best price. If the timing is right, we will take your business to the market and successfully sell your business to the best buyer, at the best possible price. At American Fortune we posses expertise to handle the entire Business Sale or Acquisition (M&A) process. We will perform Extensive Due Diligence of your business, Value Your Business from a market perspective, perform Market Research, target Strategic Buyers, Minimize Taxes, Maintain Utmost Confidentiality by using unique processes, create the best possible Deal Structure and utilize American Fortune’s Proven Processes to successfully sell your business. Business Valuation Services A Business Valuation is an important tool that helps validate and benchmark the true worth of your company. Once you know the value of your business, you can focus your resources on maintaining and increasing its value. Our business valuations are fully documented in a detailed written report and provide you with a realistic, credible, and defensible value of your company. Our practical knowledge of market values comes from our daily involvement with Business Sale and Mergers & Acquisitions. As a result, our valuations are accurate and more credible than valuations prepared by companies that don't have our market expertise. Business Exit Planning A Business Exit Plan can provide an immediate increase in business value. A good plan not only preserves the value of your business and provides protection for the business, the owner and their family, but most importantly it will raise the value of your business by as much as 50%. A well-developed Exit Plan allows a business owner to retain control of their company regardless of what the future may bring. In our Exit Plans, we explore exit strategies and create tactics to achieve the most desirable outcomes for our clients. We explore the effects of income taxes, capital gains, estate and gift taxes, as well as address the complexities of a transfer (sale) to third parties, family members or key employees. We make recommendations to preserve and increase the market value of your business prior to the sale. We also produce Contingency plans to address unforeseen, catastrophic events. Contact American Fortune at (800) - 248 - 0615 or info@fortunebta.com www.fortunebta.com www.businessvaluation.bz
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High-Volume Dairy Queen in Brownsville, KY
Brownsville, KY
Commercial Plus, LLC, in cooperation with Bang Realty, Inc., is pleased to present the opportunity to acquire the business operations and leasehold interest of an established Dairy Queen Grill & Chill...
EBITDA: $188,000
Price Reduced | Bourbon on Main - Prime Bourbon Trail Location
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Frankfort, KY
NAI Isaac is pleased to present a great investment opportunity for turn-key restaurant business and real estate in downtown Frankfort. Prime Bourbon Trail Location — Historic 2-story brick building in...
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EBITDA: $136,094
Two Profitable Subway Sandwich Shop Franchises for Sale
Pike County, KY
Buy two Subway Franchises for Sale in Pike County and step into a proven brand without the ground up build, permitting delays, or construction overruns. Take over two fully operational restaurants...
Two Thriving Donut Business Locations in Prime Areas
Boone County, KY
Seize the opportunity to own two successful donut shop locations, strategically situated in prime areas with high visibility and foot traffic. Both locations are fully staffed and benefit from the...
Cash Flow: $35,000
Texas Style Barbecue Restaurant Opportunity in Lexington, KY
Lexington, KY
You could own the taste of Legit. Texas. Barbecue in Lexington, KY. Restaurants are offered for sale with immediate operational opportunity. Well established location since 2014. Are you a...
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The Fresh Monkee
Franchise
Available in Kentucky
TRULY HEALTHY SHAKES. Clean, customizable protein shakes and healthy food made fresh—The Fresh Monkee delivers convenient, nutritious options for an active lifestyle.
Winery Equipment for sale
Asset Sale
Jefferson County, KY
Turnkey Winery Equipment Portfolio – In Active Operation Inquire for details! An exceptional opportunity to acquire a complete catalog, or a-la-cart, of small-town winery production equipment...
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Turnkey Mobile Specialty Coffee Shop
Asset Sale
Bowling Green, KY
Offered as a complete collection of premium mobile coffee assets: a purpose-built trailer, commercial beverage equipment, power and water systems, and technology. The trailer was professionally...
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Fine Casual Dining Restaurant
Kentucky
Bar Business For Sale - Innovative Concept
Lexington, KY
Est. 2013 - Semi Absentee - Strong Cash Flow - High Foot Traffic
Louisville, KY
"Turnkey Diner | General Manager in Place | Positive EBITDA"
Russellville, KY
Well established Family Restaurant and Bar
Louisville, KY
Pizza and Sub Restaurant
Barren County, KY
Brunch Restaurant for Sale in Southern KY!
Kentucky
Well established Pizzeria with bar in Fort Thomas
Fort Thomas, KY
WRAP SANDWICH COMPANY
Franchise
Available Nationwide
Thriving Multi-Unit Bagelry
Kentucky
Café & Catering Business – Decades of Proven Profitable Track Record
Louisville, KY
Kentucky Fast Casual Franchise for Sale w/ Drive thru
Florence, KY
Established Confectionery Business - SBA Eligible
Fayette County, KY
Turn Key Upscale Restaurant with trained staff and loyal clientele
Louisville, KY
Le Macaron
Franchise
Available in Kentucky
OWN THE BAR — Turnkey Restaurant + Real Estate Near Cincinnati/NKY
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Campbell County, KY
5 Scooter’s Coffee Franchises – Profitable, Turnkey – Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY
Established Turnkey Restaurant with Real Estate
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Jefferson County, KY
Outstanding Kentucky Lake Restaurant for Sale
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Kentucky
Fun,exciting & Profitable Mexican Restaurants in Kentucky
Kentucky
Kevin Kramer
Transworld Business Advisors of Louisville
Serving Jefferson County, KY
Transworld Business Brokers is the world leader in the marketing and sales of businesses and commercial real estate. Whether you represent an acquisition-minded corporation, or are personally interested in owning your own company, Transworld offers the professional services that successfully bring buyers and sellers together. From business brokerage to mergers and acquisitions; we are the business sale specialists. Since our inception, we have excelled in getting deals done! Call us and you will understand what makes us the best company to handle any business or commercial real estate sale.
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Turn-Key Craft Beer Concept with Full Kitchen
Fayette County, KY
Established Cafe and Bakery
Louisville, KY
Turnkey Luxury Dine-in Cinema with Full Bar- Includes Real Estate
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Louisville, KY
Kentucky Pizza Franchise for Sale! $1.48M Sales $136K Profit!
Corbin, KY
Liquor Store & Bourbon Bar in Nicholasville, KY
Nicholasville, KY
Village Inn
Franchise
Available Nationwide
Rita's Italian Ice Franchise - Bowling Green
Bowling Green, KY
3 Bread Routes - Western Kentucky
Kentucky
Well Established Upscale Casual Restaurant & Bar with Loyal Following
Louisville, KY
Multi Unit (3) Upscale Casual Restaurants
Louisville, KY
Fine Dining Restaurant, Bar, & Wine
Louisville, KY
Shipley Do-Nuts
Franchise
Available in Kentucky
Buy or Sell a Restaurant and Food Business in Kentucky
Restaurants and food service businesses listed for sale on BizBuySell feature a broad mix of business types, including full service and fast casual restaurants, cafés, bakeries, bars and taprooms, franchise restaurant units, specialty food shops, catering operations, and packaged or artisanal food businesses, with some listings bundled with liquor licenses or owned real estate. These are primarily location based hospitality and food retail, generating revenue through on premise dining, takeout and delivery, alcohol sales, catering, and event services, alongside franchise models that emphasize standardized menus and systems, and specialty or branded food businesses that monetize through repeat local customers or wholesale and retail distribution.
| Market Overview | Listings for Sale (Median) |
|---|---|
| Number of Businesses Analyzed | 26 |
| Asking Price | $494,500 |
| Reported Revenue | $755,179 |
| Reported Seller's Discretionary Earnings | $150,580 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings.
Asking Price
| Lower Quartile | Median | Upper Quartile |
|---|---|---|
| $244,250 | $494,500 | $799,975 |
Market Financial Highlights
The financial data presented here is an aggregation of reported revenue and earnings of Restaurants and Food Businesses for sale in Kentucky.
| Bound | Revenue | Seller’s Discretionary Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Quartile | $470,156 | $71,678 |
| Median | $755,179 | $150,580 |
| Upper Quartile | $1,494,139 | $213,735 |
Valuation Multiples
The valuation multiples listed below are derived from asking price, revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings of Restaurants and Food Businesses listed for sale in Kentucky.
| Bound | Revenue Multiple | Earnings Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Quartile | 0.37 | 2.54 |
| Median | 0.60 | 3.43 |
| Upper Quartile | 0.81 | 4.01 |
FAQ's
How much does it cost to buy a Restaurant and Food Business in Kentucky?
The median asking price for an established Restaurant and Food Business in Kentucky is $494,500, though prices range from under $244,250 to well over $799,975.
How much do Restaurants and Food Businesses owners in Kentucky earn?
The median reported revenue of Restaurants and Food Businesses in Kentucky is $755,179 and owners earn a median of $150,580, which includes the owners salary and any other financial benefits they receive.
How do I value a Restaurant and Food Business?
Valuing a business is a complex process, but buyers and sellers often turn to the local market to understand how businesses are priced. Based on our most recent analysis of Restaurants and Food Businesses in Kentucky, revenue multiples range from 0.37 to 0.81, with a median of 0.60. Earning multiples range from 2.54 to 4.01, with the median at 3.43. This means the typical Restaurant and Food Business in Kentucky may ask for around 0.60 times its annual revenue, and 3.43 times its annual owner earnings.
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