Non-dilutive capital for quick service restaurant (QSR) and fast casual restaurant (FCR) brands to thrive.
FASTFARE is among the first companies globally positioned to implement a proven royalty investment model in QSR / FCR at scale. The FASTFARE team possesses decades of deep, domain-specific expertise – spanning restaurant operations, brand building, franchising, and capital markets.
The advantages
of raising capital through the sale of a royalty on your brand.
The QSR and FCR sectors are home to numerous emerging and leading brands that face challenges in accessing substantial capital. FASTFARE offers non-dilutive capital support to brands with strong potential and provide them with the necessary financial resources to thrive.
The sale of a royalty can address the capital needs of restaurant operators without equity dilution.
How it Works
Royalties are an ideal product for the QSR and FCR sectors.
Royalty = Gross Sales × Royalty Rate
The restaurant industry already widely utilizes royalty structures through franchising, making restaurant operators inherently familiar with the structure of a royalty.
The QSR / FCR sector's predictable, recurring, and growing revenue streams from well-established, scalable brands are ideal for royalty-based investments.
FASTFARE provides up front capital
FASTFARE receives, in cash, a percentage of the brand's gross sales
Capital Structure Optimization
Greater flexibility than debt,
relatively lower cost of capital than equity
A royalty sits between equity and debt in the capital stack – providing brands an additional path to accessing capital. This innovative structure combines the best of both worlds, offering financial flexibility while maintaining ownership control.
| DEBT | ROYALTY | EQUITY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No ownership dilution | |||
| No refinancing risk | |||
| No owner risk | |||
| Owner control | |||
| Growth alignment |
No ownership dilution
No refinancing risk
No owner risk
Owner control
Growth alignment
What we look for
And what makes your brand a candidate
We partner with established restaurant brands that demonstrate strong unit economics, proven operating systems, and sustainable growth trajectories.
Our ideal partners are brands seeking capital to accelerate growth while maintaining control and avoiding traditional equity dilution or restrictive debt covenants.
FASTFARE may consider special situations outside of this criteria
Structures are customizable to accommodate the specific needs of various brands.
SECTOR
QSR and FCR
MIN GROSS SALES
$40+ million
GEOGRAPHY
North America
EXPOSURE
Top Line Gross Sales
USE OF PROCEEDS
Brand dependent, including growth capital, recapitalizations, management buyouts, and shareholder restructurings
FASTFARE will be among the first companies to create a diversified QSR / FCR investment platform utilizing a proven royalty investment model at scale
SIGNIFICANT UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
The U.S. QSR / FCR market exceeds $480 billion, yet the sector lacks a specialized royalty-focused investment platform providing non-dilutive capital to the restaurant industry.
– creating a substantial untapped opportunity for FASTFARE.
EXPERT MANAGEMENT TEAM
Led by experienced professionals with deep knowledge of restaurants and capital markets capable of expertly sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, and monitoring royalty acquisition opportunities.
VALIDATED INVESTMENT MODEL
Royalties as an asset class have proven successful, delivering consistent and attractive returns in sectors such as oil and gas (Topaz Energy), mining (Franco-Nevada), and pharma (Royalty Pharma).
SCALABLE, ASSET LIGHT OPERATIONS WITH GLOBAL POTENTIAL
New royalty streams add revenue, not overhead, enabling efficient and profitable growth. High-margin structure enhances free cash flow yield and investor returns. Post-transaction responsibilities primarily consist of streamlined royalty payment administration.
RISK MITIGATION
Gross sales royalties avoid operational exposure and ease inflation risk. A diversified portfolio provides top-line cash flows across multiple brands in varying geographies.
A $480 billion market
– projected to be over
$875 billion by 2030.
The United States is the largest QSR and FCR market in the world.
Sources: Mondor Intelligence, Business Research Insights.
Market Share.
Market fragmentation provides significant opportunity set for FASTFARE
Leadership
Experienced, accomplished, connected.
Decades of deep, domain-specific expertise – spanning restaurant operations, franchising, royalties, accounting, brand building, and capital markets – enabling the entire FASTFARE team to confidently source, assess, execute, and monitor royalty investments.
Management Team
Simon Lileikis
President, CEO, and Director
25 years in the retail and hospitality industry.
President, Subway Developments 2000, Canada's largest Subway developer with 850+ locations and $500 million in top line sales.
Chairman, President and CEO, Opa of Greece (Opa) from 2012 – 2016. Grew net earnings by 86% and increased shareholder dividends by 145%. Under Simon's leadership, Opa's average unit volumes increased by 22% and the organization achieved 10 straight quarters of positive comparable same store sales growth.
COO, Edo Japan. Responsible for the supervision of all of the company's operations, marketing, supply chain, real estate, franchising, construction and administrative functions. During Simon's tenure, sales increased from $20 million in 2000 to over $90 million in 2011.
Market Leader, Training Manager and International Store Operations Consultant for the Middle East, Starbucks.
Samuel Isaac
Interim CFO
CPA with over 15 years of experience in financial reporting across public companies, private equity–backed businesses, and high-growth ventures.
Extensive expertise in IFRS and US GAAP compliance, preparing financial statements for audit and regulatory filings, and ensuring financial reporting integrity during go-public and cross-listing transactions.
Julian Heppekausen
Origination and Diligence
With a blend of legal, financial, and strategic expertise, has held leadership positions in global lifestyle brands, hospitality, and technology, including scaling Deus Ex Machina Motorcycles' cafe operations in North America, transforming it into a globally recognized brand with diverse revenue streams.
Founded American Medical Intelligence, an AI-focused healthcare company, and Everyday Robotics Japan, developing practical robotics solutions. His expertise in assessing opportunities, structuring deals, and scaling operations drives FASTFARE's mission to partner with high-potential restaurant brands. Julian's rigorous due diligence ensures sustainable, growth-oriented investments, positioning FASTFARE as a leader in QSR and FCR royalty investment.
Jeff Mahin
Origination and Diligence
Chef Jeff Mahin has created many successful concepts across America including Stella Barra, Summer House, and Do-Rite Donuts, and spent 15 years as a chef partner with Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE).
By 33 years old, Mahin has accumulated several industry accolades, including Zagat's "30-under-30" list in 2012, Forbes's "30-under-30" list of hospitality industry up-and-comers in 2012, and Restaurant Hospitality's "13 to watch in 2013"; as well as the host of Cooking Channel's Farmer's Market Flip.
Board of Directors
Akshay Dubay
Non-Executive Director
CEO and Director of CVW Sustainable Royalties, a public royalty company focused on the sustainable production of commodities since 2022. Mr. Dubey has led the transformation of the Company from a technology developer to a diversified royalty platform.
Over 13 years of experience originating and structuring investments in the natural resource space including within the oil and gas, mining and metals, agriculture, and timberland industries. Prior to joining CVW CleanTech, Mr. Dubey led BaseCore Metals, a base metals royalty platform, since its inception in 2017 till its sale in July 2022 for $525m.
Previous to BaseCore, Mr. Dubey was a Principal within the Natural Resources team at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, where he played a significant role in the fund's $3.3b acquisition and subsequent set up of the Heritage Royalty platform. Mr. Dubey started his career working for CIBC in their investment banking division within the mining group based in Toronto, Canada and holds a Bachelors of Business Administration (Hons.) from the Schulich School of Business at York University.
Nicolas (Nick) Mindel
Non-Executive Director
Helped found Amberstone, a $45M CPG fund as a partner in 2020. Previously, co-founded Trail Post Ventures in 2017, a fundless sponsor focused on Restaurants and CPG. Before Trail Post, was with Piper Jaffray, a leading, middle-market, investment bank, as a member of the consumer investment banking team, working on transactions in the restaurant and food/beverage spaces.
Began career with North Point Advisors, a leading Restaurant focused Investment Bank leading transactions in Church's Chicken, Flynn Restaurant Group, Caribou Coffee, and Papa Murphy's Pizza.
Born and raised in California and attended the University of Southern California, earning a BA in both Economics and Political Science. Also earned an MBA from USC, graduated Dean's List, and was chosen as the recipient of the Provident Investment Counsel Endowed Scholarship.
Simon Lileikis
President, CEO, and Executive Director
See Management Team.
Kelly Roddy
Board Advisor
Chief Executive Officer and President of WOWorks, a position he has held since the company's inception in 2020. Before assuming this role, Kelly held C-suite and other leadership positions as Chief Executive Officer and President of Saladworks, LLC and Garbanzo Franchising Co., LLC; President of Schlotzsky's Franchisor SPV, LLC; and President of Schlotzsky's Franchise, LLC.
Kelly has 21 years of additional executive management experience at HEB, Scholastic, and Walmart. Kelly is an active member in the restaurant industry and has spoken multiple times at International Franchise Association (IFA), International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA), Franchise Springboard, Fast Casual, Restaurant Finance and the IFMA Chain Operators Exchange (COEX). He also chaired COEX's 2021 conference. Kelly is one of the first to receive IFA's Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) designation when there were less than 50 professionals with that title.
Kelly is also active on several boards, including Baylor University's Advisory Board for the school's marketing; the National Restaurant Association's Advisory President Council; and IFMA's Operations Council. Kelly came to Saladworks in 2019 with the intention to create WOWorks, the world's largest company of better-for-you restaurants. Under his vision, WOWorks has grown to four restaurant brands with plans to acquire two more. All these fast casual brands have the shared values of fresh, clean, healthy-halo ingredients that can be customized to any taste.
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