Dunn Brothers Coffee franchise: what it costs
Opening a Dunn Brothers Coffee franchise coffee shop costs $448,600 to $728,400, based on its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
Dunn Brothers Coffee franchise cost, item by item
- The full price of opening
- From $448,600 up to $728,400 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $30,000 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- 5% out of gross sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- 3% out of gross sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $571,901 a year on average across 26 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Location count at the close of 2025
- Franchise owners ran 39 and the company ran 4 Item 20, 2026 FDD
The 2026 Dunn Brothers Coffee Franchise Disclosure Document is the source of every figure above. Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC filed it at the Minnesota Department of Commerce; it is dated May 8, 2026, and was amended on August 31, 2026. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Earnings and sales figures in the Dunn Brothers Coffee FDD
Dunn Brothers Coffee puts figures in Item 19. That part of the FDD lets a brand state what its shops sell or earn. The key figure is $571,901 in average yearly sales, across 26 franchised drive-thru shops that were open all year in 2025. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
Before you rely on any figure in it, our guide explains how to read an Item 19.
Other coffee franchises compared with Dunn Brothers Coffee
Dunn Brothers Coffee has the lowest opening cost among the coffee franchises on this site.
| Brand | Total cost to opentotal, lowest to highest | Upfront feeone-time fee | Royaltyongoing, 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. After opening, you keep paying the brand a royalty: either a share of sales or a set amount. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Sales or earnings figures are shared by all 9 brands in their FDD (open one to view them). In 2026, the Minnesota Department of Commerce received every FDD listed here.
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The number of Dunn Brothers Coffee locations
At the end of 2025, the United States had 43 Dunn Brothers Coffee locations, with franchise owners running 91% of them (Item 20). In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Dunn Brothers Coffee FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Dunn Brothers Coffee FDD and franchise agreement with you.