Part Food.
Part Entertainment.
100% Unforgettable.
Looking for a business that’s fun, flexible, and impossible to ignore? Chris Cakes is a pancake catering franchise designed to turn high-energy experiences into profitable, repeatable events. We don’t just feed crowds—we entertain them, creating memorable moments that drive demand, referrals, and repeat bookings.
Own The Experience
Business People Love
Chris Cakes franchise owners don’t just serve food – they create moments, build community connections, and run a business that makes people smile before the first bite.
By combining great food, live pancake flipping, and a volunteer-assisted service model, Chris Cakes keeps costs manageable while maximizing impact and profitability. The result is a franchise opportunity where fun isn’t a gimmick – it’s the business advantage.
Founded in the late 1960s in Pocahontas, Iowa, Chris Cakes has grown into a nationwide brand using a multi-grain pancake mix and a streamlined catering system that’s easy to learn, staff, and built to scale.
Franchisees can serve events from 20 to 50,000 guests without the overhead of a traditional restaurant.
Catering That’s Always a Flippin’ Good Time
Built on fun and proven over generations.
Numbers The Flip the Script
See what’s possible with just on Chris Cakes franchise.
- 48: The Chris Cake’s record for pancakes eaten in one sitting by a woman.
- 72: The Chris Cake’s record for pancakes eaten in one sitting by a man.
- 832: Events catered by Chris Cakes Kansas City in 2024.
- 1,127: The number of pancakes flipped in an hour to set the Guinness World Record. By one of our own, Erica Price.
- 253,108: People served at Chris Cakes Kansas City events in 2024.
- 35,000,000: Pancakes flipped to hungry customers.
Made For Any Crowd of Any Size
Who we serve.
Private Events
Birthdays, weddings, reunions, and celebrations worth flipping for.
Corporate
Employee appreciation, meetings, milestones, and morale boosts (yes, syrup helps).
Fundraisers
Big crowds? Fast service? We handle the feeding while you focus on raising the funds.
School Events
On-site catering built to be kid-approved, parent-loved, and always community-famous.
Emergency
Food and support that shows up hot, fast, and ready for when you need us most.
Warning: These Reviews May Case Cravings
What our community is saying.
Explore the stories from people who caught the flips, tasted the pancakes, and loved every bite.
Chris Cakes never disappoints – your team is always punctual, professional, and such a delight to work with, not to mention the food is always delicious !
The team was WONDERFUL – Abram, Erica and Johnny were so wonderful to work with and did a fantastic job of set up, tear down and serving all of us! Plus the food was delicious. We love using you guys.
We had the best time with Angie last week for our team breakfast – she was lots of fun, had high energy, engaged well with our team members and it was just a seamless event and we are grateful! I’d love to use you all again next year.
I have known about Chris Cakes since my kids were in elementary school. It was a favorite event of theirs. They are now 39 and 33, so your company has a wonderful reputation, and you are still holding up the legacy. Thanks for providing a delicious product, for a great price, with excellent, enthusiastic people to run it all.
My team loved the experience an the flipping. I was surprised how many did not want pancakes thrown to them, but there was a lot of laughter, chatter and it was overall a really enjoyable event.
done timely and professionally.
Flip Your Future with Chris Cakes