Franchise opportunities compared
Cotti Coffee vs Dunkin'
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
Cotti Coffee
$259,170 – $608,200
2026 FDD · Item 7Dunkin'
$142,000 – $1,832,500
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Cotti Coffee
Not available
Dunkin'
$40,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 35Royalty · Item 6
Cotti Coffee
Not available
Dunkin'
5.9%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 44Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Cotti Coffee and Dunkin' disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Dunkin' has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Dunkin'
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
No reviewed Item 19 figures
Dunkin'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.
Cotti Coffee vs Dunkin': common questions
- Which costs less to open, Cotti Coffee or Dunkin'?
- Cotti Coffee: $259,170 – $608,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Dunkin': $142,000 – $1,832,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Dunkin'. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Do Cotti Coffee and Dunkin' disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Cotti Coffee has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file; Dunkin' has reviewed Item 19 figures for 13 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 Cotti Coffee report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Dunkin' report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
