Franchise opportunities compared

    7 BREW vs Scooter’s 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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    7 BREW

    $940,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25

    Scooter’s Coffee

    $658,898 – $1,465,750

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    7 BREW

    $35,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Scooter’s Coffee

    $40,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    7 BREW

    Not available

    Scooter’s Coffee

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Scooter’s 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, Scooter’s Coffee: 46). 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

    Scooter’s Coffee

    $658,898 – $1,465,750
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    7 BREW

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

    Scooter’s Coffee

    $40,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Scooter’s Coffee

    6%
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Scooter’s Coffee

    2%
    National marketing contribution current — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Scooter’s Coffee

    849
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Scooter’s Coffee

    +294
    Calculated: 555 at end of 2022 → 849 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Scooter’s Coffee

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

    7 BREW

    2021
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Scooter’s Coffee

    2001
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    7 BREW

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Scooter’s 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
    Scooter’s Coffee
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Comparable Kiosk Stores open for the entire 24-month period 2022-2023
    131 stores
    other Kiosk stores attaining/exceeding average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Kiosk Stores — first full calendar month; 2024
    $81,057
    other Kiosk first full month median Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Reporting Kiosk Stores, Top 1/4
    $111,556
    other Reporting Kiosk Top 1/4
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51
    +43 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 Scooter’s Coffee: common questions

    Which costs less to open, 7 BREW or Scooter’s Coffee?
    7 BREW: $940,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25); Scooter’s Coffee: $658,898 – $1,465,750 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Scooter’s Coffee. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do 7 BREW and Scooter’s Coffee disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    7 BREW has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Scooter’s Coffee has reviewed Item 19 figures for 46 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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