Franchise opportunities compared
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.
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.
| Disclosure |  Scooter’s Coffee | SCShaghf Cafe |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $658,898 – $1,465,750 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $240,000 – $696,000 Total ( 11 ) — $240000 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $40,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12 | $125,000 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $6.00 Royalty rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | Not available No reviewed royalty record |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00 National marketing contribution current 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | 7 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 41 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | +5 Calculated: 2 at end of 2023 → 7 at end of 2024 |
| 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) | 2001 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 — Reporting Kiosk Stores, Top 1/4 $111,556 other Reporting Kiosk Top 1/4 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Reporting Kiosk Stores Second 1/4 47 percent other Kiosk Second 1/4 Gross Sales stores exceeding average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Reporting Kiosk Stores, All Reporting Stores $322,691 other Reporting Kiosk All Reporting Stores · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51 +43 more groups in the full report | 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.