Franchise opportunities compared
Caribou Coffee vs Creationffee
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.
Before you compare
- Caribou Coffee figures come from its 2026 FDD and Creationffee figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Caribou Coffee and Creationffee disclose 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 (Caribou Coffee: 6, Creationffee: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Caribou Coffee | CCreationffee |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $71,100 – $1,515,000 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $264,000 – $597,500 2025 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $30,000 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $4.00 Note 1) Cabin and Chalet: 5% of Gross Sales Kiosk: 6% of Gross Sales ( — 4% marks Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 | $6.00 Royalty 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $1.00 o 3% of Gross Sales Same as Royalty Currently, allocated as 2% to the Brand Fund and — 1% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 | $2.00 Brand development fund maximum 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 988 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62 | 2 Outlets at end of 2025 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +28 Calculated: 960 at end of 2023 → 988 at end of 2025 | −2 Calculated: 4 at end of 2022 → 2 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | 2004 From a verified franchisor listing | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | 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 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company Owned Outlet: Frankenmuth, Michigan $79,578 other Frankenmuth 2023 direct gross profit less disclosed and franchise-related expenses · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company Owned Outlet: Saginaw, Michigan $9.86 other Saginaw 2023 average order amount · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company Owned Outlet: Midland, Michigan $175,039 other Midland 2023 direct gross profit · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49 +1 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.