Can you buy a Dutch Bros franchise?
Dutch Bros doesn't sell franchises in the United States, so the answer is no. The company quit offering franchises and now opens new shops on its own.
Traditional franchise opportunities are no longer available from Dutch Bros, it says. The company opens new locations itself and promotes leaders who began as broistas, its term for baristas, then moved up. You get in through work, not by paying a franchise fee. Dutch Bros investor questions
Other Coffee franchise options to buy
All 9 of these coffee brands do franchise, and each one 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 the cut of sales, or the fixed amount, that you keep paying the brand once you've opened. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each of the 9 brands includes sales or earnings numbers in its FDD (open one to see them). All of these FDD filings were submitted in 2026 to the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
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