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    Scooter’S Coffee vs Shaghf Cafe

    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.

    Scooter’S Coffee2026 FDDShaghf Cafe2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Scooter’S Coffee

    $658,898 – $1,465,750

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Shaghf Cafe

    $240,000 – $696,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Scooter’S Coffee

    $40,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Shaghf Cafe

    $125,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Royalty · Item 6

    Scooter’S Coffee

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Shaghf Cafe

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Scooter’S Coffee figures come from its 2026 FDD and Shaghf Cafe figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Scooter’S Coffee discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Scooter’S Coffee has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Scooter’S Coffee

    $658,898 – $1,465,750
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Shaghf Cafe

    $240,000 – $696,000
    Total ( 11 ) — $240000
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Scooter’S Coffee

    $40,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Shaghf Cafe

    $125,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Scooter’S Coffee

    6%
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Shaghf Cafe

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Scooter’S Coffee

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

    Shaghf Cafe

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Scooter’S Coffee

    849
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63

    Shaghf Cafe

    7
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 41
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Scooter’S Coffee

    +294
    Calculated: 555 at end of 2022 → 849 at end of 2024

    Shaghf Cafe

    +5
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2023 → 7 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Scooter’S Coffee

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Shaghf Cafe

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

    Scooter’S Coffee

    2001
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Shaghf Cafe

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

    Scooter’S Coffee

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Shaghf Cafe

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    Shaghf Cafe

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    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.

    Scooter’S Coffee vs Shaghf Cafe: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Scooter’S Coffee or Shaghf Cafe?
    Scooter’S Coffee: $658,898 – $1,465,750 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Shaghf Cafe: $240,000 – $696,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Shaghf Cafe. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Scooter’S Coffee or Shaghf Cafe?
    Scooter’S Coffee: 849 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63); Shaghf Cafe: 7 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 41). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Scooter’S Coffee and Shaghf Cafe disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Scooter’S Coffee has reviewed Item 19 figures for 46 location groups; Shaghf Cafe makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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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