Dunn Brothers Coffee franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.17 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$30,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5% of weekly Gross Sales, payable weekly; increases to 6% of Gross Sales during periods of non-compliance

Marketing contribution

3% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Currently not charged; monthly fee subject to increase up to $1,000/month plus actual technology and out-of-pocket costs

Other fees

Temporary Royalty Fee of $1,000/week if Shop is temporarily closed without consent; Local Advertising Cooperative contribution (currently not charged); estimated $5,000 Audit and Recordkeeping cost reimbursement if an audit reveals underreporting

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$14,500 to $54,000 estimated to cover 3 months of start-up expenses including payroll, advertising, taxes, small wares, paper and cleaning supplies, utilities, participation in the coffee origin tour, and other variable costs.

Fees sourceFDD p.12 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.17 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average, median, and quartile Gross Sales for franchised drive-thru Shops

Reporting period

calendar year 2025

Sample

26 franchised drive-thru Shops that operated the full 2025 calendar year (out of 39 total franchised Shops at 2025 year-end; excludes 13 Shops: 1 opened during 2025, 12 without a drive-thru, and 3 licensed non-franchised locations)

Reported average

$571,901

Reported median

$560,550

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.44 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

44

Year-end outlets

39

Net change

-5

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

1

Terminations

1

Non-renewals

1

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

1

Transfers

1

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.45 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

4 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

Not captured

Median loan window

Not captured

Median loan sample

Not captured

Historical charge-off share

19.35%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

6 / 31

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Dunn Brothers Coffee franchise cost?

single Shop (Franchise Agreement): $448,600 to $728,400; Development Agreement (Development Fee + first Shop investment): $478,600 to $758,400 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $30,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.17 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Dunn Brothers Coffee owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average, median, and quartile Gross Sales for franchised drive-thru Shops. Sample: 26 franchised drive-thru Shops that operated the full 2025 calendar year (out of 39 total franchised Shops at 2025 year-end; excludes 13 Shops: 1 opened during 2025, 12 without a drive-thru, and 3 licensed non-franchised locations). Period: calendar year 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.44 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Dunn Brothers Coffee?

19.35%; numerator / denominator: 6 / 31. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗