Franchise opportunities compared

    7 BREW vs Coffeehouse

    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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    7 BREW

    $940,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25

    Coffeehouse

    $279,100 – $1,429,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    7 BREW

    $35,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Coffeehouse

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    7 BREW

    Not available

    Coffeehouse

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Before you compare

    • 7 BREW figures come from its 2026 FDD and Coffeehouse figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Coffeehouse 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, Coffeehouse: 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

    Coffeehouse

    $279,100 – $1,429,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    7 BREW

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

    Coffeehouse

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

    7 BREW

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Coffeehouse

    5%
    Royalty — Chalet and Cabin
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Coffeehouse

    2%
    Brand Fund contribution allocation — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    7 BREW

    321
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73

    Coffeehouse

    487
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 61
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    7 BREW

    +281
    Calculated: 40 at end of 2022 → 321 at end of 2024

    Coffeehouse

    +3
    Calculated: 484 at end of 2022 → 487 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Coffeehouse

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

    7 BREW

    2021
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Coffeehouse

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Coffeehouse

    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
    Coffeehouse
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Non-traditional franchised Kiosk locations — Grocery — 2024 full-year sales
    $267,063
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Non-traditional franchised Kiosk locations — Grocery with Drive Thru — 2024 ful…
    $561,546
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Non-traditional franchised Kiosk locations — Airport — 2024 full-year sales
    $1,881,009
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53
    +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 Coffeehouse: common questions

    Which costs less to open, 7 BREW or Coffeehouse?
    7 BREW: $940,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25); Coffeehouse: $279,100 – $1,429,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Coffeehouse. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, 7 BREW or Coffeehouse?
    7 BREW: 321 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73); Coffeehouse: 487 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 61). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do 7 BREW and Coffeehouse disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    7 BREW has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Coffeehouse 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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