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PJ's Coffee vs Ziggi's Coffee: franchise cost side by side

PJ's Coffee is the cheaper of the two to open, from $522,500; 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.

PJ's Coffee is the cheaper to open, from $522,500.

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

From each FDDPJ's Coffee logoPJ's CoffeeZiggi's Coffee logoZiggi's Coffee
Total cost to open$522,500 to $899,000$586,830 to $1,759,855
Upfront fee$15,000 to $40,000$40,000
Royalty (ongoing fee)5% of net sales6% of gross sales
Marketing fund2% of net sales1% of gross sales
Published sales$603,785 a year (average of 122 locations, 2025)$836,537 a year (average of 55 locations, 2025)
Outlets167 franchised, 13 company107 franchised, 8 company
Year filed20262026

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