Coffee chain ranking

Coffee franchises with the lowest franchise fee

The standard initial franchise fee for one shop from Item 5 of the chain's FDD. Multi-unit and veteran discounts are in the notes.

Leader
Travelin' Tom's Coffee$15,000
Chains ranked
12

The ranking

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  1. 1 Travelin' Tom's Coffee logoTravelin' Tom's Coffee $15,000 ownacoffeetruck.com Stated fee; the truck is a further $171,950.
  2. 2 Biggby Coffee logoBiggby Coffee $20,000 Apr 2026 biggbyfranchising.com Qualified US military veterans get 50% off
  3. 3 Aroma Joe's logoAroma Joe's $25,000 franchising.aromajoes.com Standard fee; $12,500 for active military and honourably discharged US veterans (first franchise)
  4. 4 Beans & Brews Coffeehouse logoBeans & Brews Coffeehouse $30,000 beansandbrews.com First location $30,000, second $25,000, later ones $20,000; veterans get 15% off. The Item 7-style table also lists a $2,500 real-estate development fee.
  5. 4 Dunn Brothers Coffee logoDunn Brothers Coffee $30,000 dunnbrothers.com
  6. 4 Ellianos Coffee logoEllianos Coffee $30,000 ellianosfranchise.com Initial franchise fee, stated as from the 2026 FDD.
  7. 4 Red Owl Coffee Company logoRed Owl Coffee Company $30,000 redowlcoffee.com
  8. 8 Gregorys Coffee logoGregorys Coffee $35,000 own.gregoryscoffee.com Single unit; discounts for multiple units. Franchisees must commit to at least three locations.
  9. 9 Just Love Coffee Cafe logoJust Love Coffee Cafe $39,000 franchise.justlovecoffee.com First franchise; Item 7 table on the investment page
  10. 10 Dunkin' logoDunkin' $40,000 Mar 2026 dunkinfranchising.com Initial franchise fee per Inspire Brands' Dunkin' franchising page, citing the FDD issued 26 Mar 2026
  11. 10 Scooter's Coffee logoScooter's Coffee $40,000 franchising.scooterscoffee.com Initial franchise fee; Item 7 table also lists a $20,000 initial opening support fee. The separate fee for multi-store development agreements is not included.
  12. 12 Bitty & Beau's Coffee logoBitty & Beau's Coffee $50,000 bittyandbeauscoffee.com Brick-and-mortar shop.

Chains without a published, verifiable initial franchise fee are left off rather than estimated. See every chain.

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