Miscellaneous Full-Service Restaurants

Country Kitchen Restaurants

Middleton, WI · Founded 1997 · CKRN

Country Kitchens are full service, family dining restaurants that specialize in hand-made food cooked to order and feature signature skillet breakfasts, pancakes, hamburgers, salads, and traditional grille and dinner entrées.

2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
18
units (2025)
-10.0%
year over year

Units by Year

22
2022
20
2023
20
2024
18
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$415,000 – $1,719,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$40,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
4%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

4% - 5% of Gross Receipts

Leadership

  • Brent Ray

    Chairman

  • Charles Mocco

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Carolina Hill

    Director of Marketing

  • Craig Jansen

    Director of Operations and Education

  • David Semrad

    Controller

On File

FDD years
Select a year to open the FDD
Franchisee records
4
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
1
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
29 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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