Scooter's Coffee vs Tim Hortons: franchise cost side by side

Tim Hortons is the cheaper of the two to open, from $988,000; Scooter's Coffee starts at $1,163,650.

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Tim Hortons is the cheaper to open, from $988,000.

Scooter's Coffee starts at $1,163,650, the lowest cost to open given in each FDD.

From each FDD	Scooter's Coffee	Tim Hortons
Total cost to open	$1,163,650 to $1,345,750	$988,000 to $3,312,500
Upfront fee	$40,000	$50,000
Royalty (ongoing fee)	6% of net sales	6% of gross sales in most cases (4.5% to 6%)
Marketing fund	2% of net sales	4% of gross sales
Published sales	$999,869 a year (average of 761 locations, 2025)	$107,845 a month (average of 585 locations, 2025)
Outlets	882 franchised, 24 company	669 franchised, 24 company
Year filed	2026	2026

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