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Dunn Brothers Coffee vs Ziggi's Coffee: franchise cost side by side

Dunn Brothers Coffee is the cheaper of the two to open, from $448,600; Ziggi's Coffee starts at $586,830.

Every figure comes from the brand's FDD, the disclosure file it must hand you before you sign.

Dunn Brothers Coffee is the cheaper to open, from $448,600.

Ziggi's Coffee starts at $586,830, the lowest cost to open given in each FDD.

From each FDDDunn Brothers Coffee logoDunn Brothers CoffeeZiggi's Coffee logoZiggi's Coffee
Total cost to open$448,600 to $728,400$586,830 to $1,759,855
Upfront fee$30,000$40,000
Royalty (ongoing fee)5% of gross sales6% of gross sales
Marketing fund3% of gross sales1% of gross sales
Published sales$571,901 a year (average of 26 locations, 2025)$836,537 a year (average of 55 locations, 2025)
Outlets39 franchised, 4 company107 franchised, 8 company
Year filed20262026

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