How much does it cost to open a coffee franchise?

Across 26 published coffee brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $240,000, and low ends run from $10,000 to $1,035,000 (FDDs from 2024 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.

Which coffee franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?

By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Dunkin' ($10,000–$1,832,500, 2026 FDD); Matari ($20,000–$468,500, 2025 FDD); Gregorys Coffee ($35,000, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.

How many coffee franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

21 of 26 published coffee brands (81%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.

Which coffee franchises have the most locations?

By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Caribou Coffee (988); Tim Hortons USA, Inc. (669); The Human Bean (376). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Coffee Franchises: 26 Brands, Costs & FDD Figures

Median uses the low end of each brand's reviewed Item 7 total in its latest FDD — the cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost. Not a ranking or recommendation.

Item 19 figures only

Coffee brands (26)

7 BREW
Item 7: $940,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
Arwa Coffee
Item 7: $237,300 – $654,600 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 18 outlets
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii
Item 7: $186,700 – $915,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 42 outlets
Break Coffee Co
Item 7: $102,525 · 2025 FDD
Item 19 figures · 9 outlets
Caribou Coffee
Item 7: $71,100 – $1,515,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 988 outlets
CC
Cotti Coffee
Item 7: $259,170 – $608,200 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 0 outlets
Creationffee
Item 7: $264,000 – $597,500 · 2025 FDD
Item 19 figures · 2 outlets
Delah Coffee Franchising
Item 7: $337,300 – $494,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 12 outlets
Dunkin'
Item 7: $10,000 – $1,832,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
GC
Gregorys Coffee
Item 7: $35,000 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file
Haraz Coffee House
Item 7: $95,000 – $584,077 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 29 outlets
Just Love Coffee & Cafe
Item 7: $50,000 – $2,250,500 · 2025 FDD
Item 19 figures · 106 outlets
Little Susie's Coffee & Pie
Item 7: $143,500 – $317,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 4 outlets
Matari
Item 7: $20,000 – $468,500 · 2025 FDD
Item 19 figures · 4 outlets
Peets Coffee
Item 7: $1,035,000 – $1,697,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans
Item 7: $265,500 – $1,680,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
Qahwah House
Item 7: $572,800 – $939,400 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 29 outlets
Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co
Item 7: $241,150 – $357,800 · 2024 FDD
Item 19 figures · 3 outlets
QC
Qargo Coffee
Item 7: $155,400 – $624,500 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 10 outlets
Scooter’s Coffee
Item 7: $658,898 – $1,465,750 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
Shaghf Cafe
Item 7: $240,000 – $696,000 · 2025 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 7 outlets
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland
Item 7: $531,500 – $1,468,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 53 outlets
The Human Bean
Item 7: $582,090 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 376 outlets
Tim Hortons USA, Inc.
Item 7: $60,150 – $3,312,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 669 outlets
Travelin' Toms Coffee
Item 7: $185,121 – $265,325 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file
Ziggis Coffee
Item 7: $315,830 – $2,093,361 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures

Coffee matchups

Coffee franchise benchmarks

How much does it cost to open a coffee franchise?: Across 26 published coffee brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $240,000, and low ends run from $10,000 to $1,035,000 (FDDs from 2024 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.
Which coffee franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?: By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Dunkin' ($10,000–$1,832,500, 2026 FDD); Matari ($20,000–$468,500, 2025 FDD); Gregorys Coffee ($35,000, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.
How many coffee franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: 21 of 26 published coffee brands (81%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.
Which coffee franchises have the most locations?: By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Caribou Coffee (988); Tim Hortons USA, Inc. (669); The Human Bean (376). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Calculated by Franopolis from published brands' reviewed figures. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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