Can you buy a Black Rock Coffee franchise?
The answer is no. In the United States, Black Rock Coffee Bar doesn't sell franchises. The company itself owns every location.
Black Rock Coffee Bar's FAQ states that it offers no franchise opportunities and owns every location itself. No FDD supplies numbers you may see quoted about a Black Rock franchise fee. Black Rock Coffee Bar's questions page
Coffee franchises available instead
Each of these 9 coffee franchises sells franchises and lists its costs in a current FDD.
| Brand | total, lowest to highest | one-time fee | ongoing, usually a % of sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn Brothers Coffee | $449K to $728K | $30,000 | 5% |
| PJ's Coffee | $523K to $899K | $15,000 to $40,000 | 5% |
| Dunkin' | $532K to $1.83M | $40,000 to $90,000 | 5.9% |
| Ziggi's Coffee | $587K to $1.76M | $40,000 | 6% |
| The Human Bean | $672K to $1.53M | $35,000 | None |
| Caribou Coffee | $898K to $1.51M | $30,000 | 5% |
| 7 Brew | $941K to $2.28M | $35,000 | 4.5% to 7% |
| Tim Hortons | $988K to $3.31M | $50,000 | 4.5% to 6% |
| Scooter's Coffee | $1.16M to $1.35M | $40,000 | 6% |
Before you buy, a brand has to hand over its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD); the brand's latest one is where every figure comes from. A royalty is what you keep paying the brand after opening, either a set amount or a share of sales. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each of the 9 brands publishes sales or earnings figures in its FDD (open any brand to see these numbers). These FDDs were each filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce in 2026.
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