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    7 BREW vs Caribou Coffee

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    7 BREW2026 FDDCaribou Coffee2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    7 BREW

    $940,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25

    Caribou Coffee

    $281,100 – $1,515,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    7 BREW

    $35,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Caribou Coffee

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    7 BREW

    Not available

    Caribou Coffee

    4% · Note 1) Cabin and Chalet: 5% of Gross Sales Kiosk: 6% of Gross Sales ( — 4%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Caribou Coffee discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (7 BREW: 2, Caribou Coffee: 6). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    7 BREW

    $940,500
    Total estimated initial investment: $940,500 to $2,283,500
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25

    Caribou Coffee

    $281,100 – $1,515,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    7 BREW

    $35,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Caribou Coffee

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Caribou Coffee

    4% · Note 1) Cabin and Chalet: 5% of Gross Sales Kiosk: 6% of Gross Sales ( — 4%
    marks Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Caribou Coffee

    1%
    o 3% of Gross Sales Same as Royalty Currently, allocated as 2% to the Brand Fund and — 1% — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Caribou Coffee

    494
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Caribou Coffee

    +14
    Calculated: 480 at end of 2023 → 494 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Caribou Coffee

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    7 BREW

    2021
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Caribou Coffee

    2004
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Caribou Coffee

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    7 BREW
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company
    10 stores
    other Company Count above average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised
    $836,418
    other Franchised Lowest total sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Caribou Coffee
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company Chalet
    116 coffeehouses
    other Drive-thru Chalet sample
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Kiosk nontraditional
    130 coffeehouses
    other Kiosk sample
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Kiosk
    10 coffeehouses
    other Kiosk exclusions
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    +3 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    7 BREW vs Caribou Coffee: common questions

    Which costs less to open, 7 BREW or Caribou Coffee?
    7 BREW: $940,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25); Caribou Coffee: $281,100 – $1,515,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Caribou Coffee. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do 7 BREW and Caribou Coffee disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    7 BREW has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Caribou Coffee has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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