Updated October 13, 2026
Food and Restaurants businesses accounted for 2,516 of the 9,574 small business sales reported to BizBuySell in 2025 (26.3%), the 1st most common of 18 sectors. The most frequently reported specific sub-sector, Restaurants, sold for a median of $225,000 at an average of 2.26 times cash flow after a median of 189 days on the market.
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| Sub-sector | Reported sales | Median sale price | Median cash flow | Cash flow multiple | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 1,774 | $225,000 | $126,500 | 2.26 | 189 |
| Coffee Shops and Cafes | 253 | $176,500 | $84,000 | 2.28 | 154 |
| Bars, Pubs and Taverns | 217 | $270,000 | $128,375 | 2.86 | 189 |
| Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt Shops | 98 | $157,000 | $75,343 | 2.53 | 172 |
| Bakeries | 93 | $200,000 | $96,564 | 2.68 | 207 |
| Juice Bars | 40 | $140,000 | $86,337 | 2.09 | 164 |
| Breweries * | 18 | $187,500 | $112,768 | 1.97 | 176 |
| Donut Shops * | 18 | $115,000 | $50,000 | 2.45 | 136 |
| Food Trucks * | 5 | $532,500 | $186,303 | 2.77 | 150 |
Source: BizBuySell Insight Report data tables, Full Year 2025 Data by Sector. * Based on fewer than 20 reported sales, so treat as indicative.
BizBuySell also reports the median asking price for the same closed sales and how far sale prices landed from asking, on average.
| Sub-sector | Median asking price | Median sale price | Sale price to asking (average) | Median revenue | Revenue multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | $265,000 | $225,000 | 0.88 | $773,498 | 0.37 |
| Coffee Shops and Cafes | $199,750 | $176,500 | 0.90 | $453,000 | 0.45 |
| Bars, Pubs and Taverns | $310,000 | $270,000 | 0.92 | $800,000 | 0.53 |
| Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt Shops | $199,500 | $157,000 | 0.86 | $368,822 | 0.56 |
| Bakeries | $197,000 | $200,000 | 0.99 | $471,400 | 0.54 |
| Juice Bars | $175,000 | $140,000 | 0.86 | $338,520 | 0.46 |
| Breweries * | $187,500 | $187,500 | 0.93 | $580,570 | 0.34 |
| Donut Shops * | $105,000 | $115,000 | 0.98 | $310,000 | 0.40 |
| Food Trucks * | $574,000 | $532,500 | 0.92 | $1,273,611 | 0.58 |
Source: BizBuySell Insight Report data tables, Full Year 2025 Data by Sector. A sale-to-asking figure of 0.90 means sales closed at an average of 90% of asking. * Based on fewer than 20 reported sales, so treat as indicative.
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BizBuySell's Insight Report data tables show 2,516 reported sales in the Food and Restaurants category in full-year 2025, which is 26.3% of the 9,574 reported sales across all sectors. Only sales reported to that marketplace are counted.
The median sale price was $225,000 across 1,774 reported sales in full-year 2025, at an average of 2.26 times cash flow and a median of 189 days on the market, according to the BizBuySell Insight Report data tables.
The median sale price was $176,500 across 253 reported sales in full-year 2025, at an average of 2.28 times cash flow and a median of 154 days on the market, according to the BizBuySell Insight Report data tables.
The median sale price was $270,000 across 217 reported sales in full-year 2025, at an average of 2.86 times cash flow and a median of 189 days on the market, according to the BizBuySell Insight Report data tables.
Among sub-sectors with at least 20 reported sales, median days on the market in full-year 2025 ranged from 154 days (Coffee Shops and Cafes) to 207 days (Bakeries).
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