Franchise opportunities compared
Cafe vs The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland
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
Cafe
$727,440
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland
$531,500 – $1,468,000
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Cafe
Not available
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland
$25,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16Royalty · Item 6
Cafe
5%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland
5.5%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20Before you compare
- Cafe figures come from its 2025 FDD and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland 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 (Cafe: 13, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland: 19). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf IrelandItem 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.
Cafe vs The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Cafe or The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland?
- Cafe: $727,440 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24); The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland: $531,500 – $1,468,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Cafe and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland royalties compare?
- Cafe: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16); The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland: 5.5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Cafe or The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland?
- Cafe: 197 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66); The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland: 53 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Cafe and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Cafe has reviewed Item 19 figures for 13 location groups; The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland has reviewed Item 19 figures for 19 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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Full Cafe report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
