Is Orion Food Systems or Supreme Produce cheaper to open?

Orion Food Systems costs $62,500–$175,500 and Supreme Produce costs $22,120–$228,720 to open (FDD Item 7). Supreme Produce has the lower entry cost.

Which is the better franchise, Orion Food Systems or Supreme Produce?

FranchiseVerdict grades Orion Food Systems B and Supreme Produce B, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Orion Food Systems vs Supreme Produce

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Orion Food Systems and Supreme Produce are food retail franchises. Orion Food Systems requires an investment of $63K – $176K while Supreme Produce requires $22K – $229K. Neither Orion Food Systems nor Supreme Produce makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD — a voluntary item under the FTC Franchise Rule — so the two cannot be compared on disclosed unit revenue. FranchiseVerdict rates Orion Food Systems B (Above average) and Supreme Produce B (Above average).

Metric	Orion Food Systems	Supreme Produce
Verdict Grade	BAbove averageAbove average	BAbove averageAbove average
Investment Range	$63K – $176K	$22K – $229K
Franchise Fee	N/A	$5K
Royalty Rate	No royalty or other continuing fee is required with an OLM franchise, except as described in the Item 6 fee table (late charges, remodeling, delivery/fuel surcharge, collection/enforcement costs, food/supply purchases, early termination fee). OLM may in the future negotiate reduced wholesale prices in exchange for a royalty on sales for select franchisees, but this is not the standard arrangement.	5.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	N/ANo Item 19 representation	N/ANo Item 19 representation
SBA Charge-Off Rate	Limited data	N/A
Total Units	655	327
Unit Growth (YoY)	-97 units	N/A
Year Began Franchising	1994	2024
FDD Year	2025	2025

Investment Range

$63K – $176K

$22K – $229K

Franchise Fee

N/A

$5K

Royalty Rate

No royalty or other continuing fee is required with an OLM franchise, except as described in the Item 6 fee table (late charges, remodeling, delivery/fuel surcharge, collection/enforcement costs, food/supply purchases, early termination fee). OLM may in the future negotiate reduced wholesale prices in exchange for a royalty on sales for select franchisees, but this is not the standard arrangement.

5.0%

Average Revenue (Item 19)

N/ANo Item 19 representation

SBA Charge-Off Rate

Limited data

N/A

Total Units

655

327

Unit Growth (YoY)

-97 units

N/A