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    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea vs Qahwah House

    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.

    PCPJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea2025 FDDQahwah House2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    $262,500 – $1,698,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Qahwah House

    Not available

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    $40,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

    Qahwah House

    $60,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Qahwah House

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Before you compare

    • PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea figures come from its 2025 FDD and Qahwah House figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea 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 (PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea: 23, Qahwah House: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    $262,500 – $1,698,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Qahwah House

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    $40,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

    Qahwah House

    $60,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    5%
    Royalty fee: 5.0% of net sales
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Qahwah House

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

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    2%
    Marketing Fund fee: 2.0% of net sales — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Qahwah House

    2%
    Brand Development Fund contribution — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    169
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51

    Qahwah House

    29
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    +35
    Calculated: 134 at end of 2022 → 169 at end of 2024

    Qahwah House

    +19
    Calculated: 10 at end of 2023 → 29 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Qahwah House

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

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Qahwah House

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

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Qahwah House

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    PCPJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All PJ’s Unit models included in the same-store analysis for 2020–2021; domesti…
    18.8 percent
    other same-store sales increase/decrease
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All franchised PJ’s Units; calendar year 2023.
    $457,537
    other Net Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All franchised PJ’s Units; calendar year 2022.
    $520,340
    other Net Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    +20 more groups in the full report
    Qahwah House
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchise Coffee Shops, including cafés operated by franchisees and licensees o…
    $1,070,221
    other gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-owned Coffee Shops
    50 percent
    other Percentage exceeding average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61

    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.

    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea vs Qahwah House: common questions

    How do PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea and Qahwah House royalties compare?
    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14); Qahwah House: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea or Qahwah House?
    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea: 169 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51); Qahwah House: 29 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea and Qahwah House disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans featuring gourmet coffees and tea has reviewed Item 19 figures for 23 location groups; Qahwah House has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 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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