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Cru Hemp Lounge

Cru Hemp Lounge is a fast-casual hookah-hemp lounge offering unique Hookah flavors, hemp oil extracts, small plates and specialty cocktails. By combining hookah with a CBD element in a casual dining, lounge atmosphere, Franchisees have a winning recipe for success.

Facts & figures
Liquid capital required
$200,000
Investment
$275,000 - $400,000
Franchise fee
$275,000
Founded
2010

Cru Hemp Lounge

We offer a “Smoking Hot” Franchise Opportunity in a Growing Industry. The Hookah and CBD Industry Generates over $9 Billion in Combined Annual Sales

About Us

The hookah and CBD industry combined are valued at $9 billion and business analysts predict that the CBD market alone will be a $22 billion industry by 2022. Research also shows that over 55% of young adults in America enjoy hookah two to four times a month. 

By combining hookah with a CBD element in a casual dining, lounge atmosphere, Franchisees have a winning recipe for success with Cru Hemp Lounge Franchise. Plus, all our hemp products are industrial registered, 100% THC-free.

From our unique Hookah flavors, hemp oil extracts, small plates menu, and specialty cocktails to our open-plan kitchen and bar design to our industry-leading cost containment protocols and the way we “Wow” our guests throughout the lounge experience, we are confident you will find that Cru Hemp Lounge is different from any other franchise hookah concept!

Through our flagship location in Atlanta, GA, Cru Hemp Lounge is one of the originators of the fast-casual hookah-hemp lounge concept. We have spent years crafting our options and menu and have worked diligently to develop innovative methods and efficiencies that revolutionized operations procedures.

Why we stand apart

We are the only hookah lounge franchise in the industry. Our philosophy is simple – utilize the best lounge methodology and efficiencies, combine them with specialty craft cocktails, delectable small plates, made with fresh, high-quality ingredients, and combine that with great Franchise Owners to provide our amazing hookahs to hookah-hemp lovers across the US.

Our customers are at the heart of our business. Everything we do is built around the customer’s experience. Our goal is to offer them impeccable service, high quality products, in a fun environment that will keep them coming back repeatedly. If this is at the center of the business, then success is inevitable.

About you

To be a successful Cru Franchisee you will need good business acumen and a willingness to duplicate and follow our proven system of operation. We don’t require any specific background, but we prefer someone who has business or corporate management skills. Former or current business owners, real estate investors, serial entrepreneurs are all great candidates to become Cru franchisees.

Interested in learning more about Cru Hemp Lounge? Request information for more franchise information today!

FAQs

  • A fast-casual hookah-hemp lounge offering unique Hookah flavors, hemp oil extracts, small plates and specialty cocktails
  • Combines hookah with a CBD element in a casual dining, lounge atmosphere

  • Sales of food, drinks, hookah, and hemp oils

  • Does not require any specific background
  • Someone who has business or corporate management skills
  • Former or current business owners, real estate investors, serial entrepreneurs are all great candidates

  • Build an impeccable customer experience
  • Hire and train staff
  • Duplicate and follow the Cru Hemp Lounge proven system of operation

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