Run your own delectable dessert bar with The Knot Churros. A viral Instagram sensation, specialising in the world's first churros, soft serve ice cream and cotton candy combination. With so much on offer and a setting that people love.
Create awe-worthy, immersive and interactive dine-in experiences with your very own dessert bar or kiosk.
The Knot Churros is a London founded desserts bar that opened its doors back in 2019. Our unique offering attracts customers from all over the world who indulge in the experience of the world’s first churros afternoon tea. The Knot Churros is an up and coming global brand which has been one of the very first desserts/food brands to work with brands such as Disney, Care Bears and many more great brands in the pipeline.
With over 200k social media followers, 8 million views and 250k likes on just one reel on social media, there is serious demand for what we offer.
You do not need experience in hospitality to join our franchise. Our comprehensive training programme and ongoing support will ensure that you have all that you need to run your business successfully.
What We Offer
The Knot Churros is one of the very first cafés in London to serve baked churros with a trendy twist. Our signature churros are baked and not fried. All our toppings are handmade to ensure that we are creating the most spectacular desserts.
We are proud to say we cater to all. Our classic churros are vegan friendly and most of our toppings and sprinkles are vegan and Halal friendly too. This makes us even more versatile and different than any other café in London.
Our Coffee & Hot Drinks
The Knot Churros team consists of talented baristas creating the smoothest coffee with the most outstanding art. Known best for our pure Belgian hot chocolates with unique colours in blue and pink being a great viral hot on social media reaching over millions of views and likes.
We are also very proud to say we are one of the first to create a viral trend of creating a Biscoff coffee. A classic coffee with a sweet twist.
The Knot Churros caters to all as we also have a selection of organic lattes made from the purest blends of turmeric, ginger, beetroot and more.
Bagels, Burgers and Fries
The Knot Churros is not just known for its trending desserts but it has a great breakfast, lunch and dinner menu. Serving rainbow bagel, mini chicken burger sliders and not forgetting customers favourite nacho loaded fries.
Afternoon Tea
The world’s first ever churros, cotton candy and bagels afternoon tea was created at The Knot. Guests from around the globe travel to experience our world famous afternoon tea. Our afternoon tea is enjoyed in our spectacular space giving our customers the most magical dine in experience. To increase average customer spend, we have recently expanded our menu beyond Churros to include breakfast and lunch items too. From burgers and fries to vegan hot dogs, there truly is something for everyone at The Knot Churros.
With so much on offer and a setting that people love, we are quickly becoming the go to location for private events in London.
“The knot is home to some of the most incredible looking desserts you’ve ever seen…” - Secret London
Your Opportunity
This is your opportunity to join our growing team as a franchise partner and provide your customers with memorable experiences. With three models available, we aim to make joining our franchise accessible to as many people as possible. You are able to open your very own Dine-in Dessert Bar boasting 50-60 seats, a smaller 20 seat bar with a focus on takeaway or a kiosk that is perfect for shopping malls.
What You Get
- An innovative, first of its kind idea and beautifully executed concept with international demand
- A fantastically experienced, passionate, skilled and supportive franchisor team
- Comprehensive training and guidance on how to successfully run and manage your business
- A proven and profitable concept developed with a tried and tested recipe for success
- Instant international brand recognition with a significant online following
- Stand out design, PR, and marketing support
- Operations support, including site selection, design and fit out
- Great earning potential and high returns on investment
- And so much more!
The Investment
The Franchise Fee for The Knot Churros Franchise is dependent on the model you choose. The franchise fee for the dessert bar models are £19,000 and the kiosk model is set at £15,000. The total package cost will also depend on the model you choose and will be dependent on the location, size and fit out requirements of your dessert bar/kiosk. We estimate the total package cost to range between £70,000 and £200,000.
Included in the package fee is our comprehensive initial training programme and our team will be on hand to ensure that you have everything you need to hit the ground running with your new business.
We are able to connect you with different lenders that may be able to support you in raising funds. We would recommend that you only enquire into our Dine-in Dessert Bar opportunity if you have funds in excess of £50k available to invest.
Next Steps
We are looking for determined, ambitious, driven, and self-motivated individuals who share in our passion for creating beautiful and luxury confectionaries. Ideal franchise partners will be providing consistently high levels of customer service and immersive experiences in exquisitely jaw dropping spaces.
Franchisees do not need previous experience in the hospitality industry to join our franchise, you will receive all the training you need in order to get setup and running your The Knot Churros business successfully.
If you think you would be the perfect fit for The Knot Churros Franchise then fill in your details below, and we will send you more information, including a free and comprehensive Franchise Prospectus.
What Does £34,950 Buy in Franchising? A Trading Dessert Unit in East London
At the lower end of the franchise market, £35,000 typically secures a licence, a territory map and a launch plan. What it rarely secures is a business that banked sales last week. An exception has just appeared in East London.
The truck on its pitch at Gallions Reach Shopping Park, Beckton
The deal in brief
On offer is the first food truck The Knot Churros ever opened, pitched at Gallions Reach Shopping Park in Beckton and priced at £34,950, with stock taken at valuation on completion. Monthly sales run between £8,000 and £10,000, every piece of equipment needed to trade is included, and the operation is open every day of the week, from 10 in the morning until 8 at night Monday to Saturday, with a shorter 11am to 5pm Sunday.
For context, commissioning the same setup new through the franchise runs to roughly £85,000 in fees and build costs before a single churro is sold. This buyer inherits a working version of it for well under half that figure.
Why East London works
Gallions Reach is a busy open-air shopping park in Beckton where no one pays to park and shoppers visit all week round. For an impulse-led dessert product, that sort of passing trade is the whole game, and this pitch has already proved it can deliver. Occupancy costs are modest for London, with rent of £14,500 a year and no separate electricity or water bills to pay.
Behind the brand
The Knot Churros started out in London in 2019 and built its name on a simple idea, desserts designed to be photographed. It is the business that invented the churros afternoon tea, has partnered with Disney, Care Bears and LOL Surprise!, whose first official UK dessert range landed in its stores this August, and speaks to an audience of more than 200,000 social media followers, with single videos clearing 8 million views. Beyond Gallions Reach, the network takes in the Metrocentre in Gateshead, including a café inside Peppa Pig's Surprise Party, Gallagher Retail Park in Wednesbury, and a site in Malta.
Mascot appearances are part of the brand's social media playbook
The day job
New owners are trained by the franchisor on products, equipment and service before taking the keys, with head office on hand afterwards for marketing, supplier deals and performance reviews. The unit currently runs on employed staff, the largest single cost in the business, so the returns improve sharply for a buyer who plans to work the truck personally. Beyond the daily trade there is untapped ground in birthday bookings, corporate catering and the delivery apps.
How to enquire
The Franchise Consultant is managing the sale on behalf of the franchisor and will share full particulars, including verified trading figures, with qualified buyers. Enquire through the brands Franchise Direct listing:
