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Coffee shop · 15 min

Opening the shop

Before the first latte there's a build-out, a machine that costs as much as a car, and months of rent on an empty room. Here's what it really costs to open, and how owners pay for it.

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What does it cost to open?

Franchise companies have to publish what it costs to open one of their shops. For a coffee shop in an empty rented space, what's the lowest estimate Biggby Coffee, a chain of franchised coffee shops, gives?

$100,000
$0$1M
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  • BIGGBY COFFEE: How much does it cost? (estimated initial investment for a whitebox leasehold location, from Item 7 of the Franchise Disclosure Document dated April 30, 2026) · BIGGBY COFFEE, 2026
  • Scooter's Coffee, LLC: Franchise Disclosure Document, issuance date April 3, 2026 (Item 7, Your estimated initial investment: kiosk) · Scooter's Coffee, LLC (the document as filed, hosted by RestFinance), 2026
  • Just Love Coffee Cafe: How much does a coffee franchise cost? (initial investment from its FDD Item 7; page last updated March 28, 2024) · Just Love Coffee Cafe, 2024

Every number

  • $242,200biggbyfranchising.com ·2026 · Biggby Coffee's estimate for a café in an empty rented space (its disclosure document dated April 2026): the low end of the total.
  • $610,000biggbyfranchising.com ·2026 · Biggby Coffee's estimate for a café in an empty rented space (its disclosure document dated April 2026): the high end of the total.
  • $20,000biggbyfranchising.com ·2026 · Biggby Coffee's estimate for a café in an empty rented space (its disclosure document dated April 2026): the franchise fee.
  • $1.2Mrestfinance.com ·2026 · Scooter's Coffee's estimate for a drive-thru kiosk (its disclosure document issued in April 2026), land not included: the low end of the total.
  • $1.3Mrestfinance.com ·2026 · Scooter's Coffee's estimate for a drive-thru kiosk (its disclosure document issued in April 2026), land not included: the high end of the total.
  • $60,000restfinance.com ·2026 · Scooter's Coffee's estimate for a drive-thru kiosk (its disclosure document issued in April 2026), land not included: the franchise fee and the opening support fee.
  • $482,500justlovecoffee.com ·2024 · Just Love Coffee Cafe's 2024 estimate for a café that serves food: the low end of the total.
  • $743,000justlovecoffee.com ·2024 · Just Love Coffee Cafe's 2024 estimate for a café that serves food: the high end of the total.
  • $39,000justlovecoffee.com ·2024 · Just Love Coffee Cafe's 2024 estimate for a café that serves food: the franchise fee.
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Coffee shop · 15 min

Opening the shop

Before the first latte there's a build-out, a machine that costs as much as a car, and months of rent on an empty room. Here's what it really costs to open, and how owners pay for it.

MENUESPRESSOLATTETEA
Ticket 01 · The guess

What does it cost to open?

Franchise companies have to publish what it costs to open one of their shops. For a coffee shop in an empty rented space, what's the lowest estimate Biggby Coffee, a chain of franchised coffee shops, gives?

$100,000
$0$1M
Words to know

Spot something wrong?

Tell us what looks off. No name or email needed.

What kind of problem?

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Sources and every number (3)

Sources

  • BIGGBY COFFEE: How much does it cost? (estimated initial investment for a whitebox leasehold location, from Item 7 of the Franchise Disclosure Document dated April 30, 2026) · BIGGBY COFFEE, 2026
  • Scooter's Coffee, LLC: Franchise Disclosure Document, issuance date April 3, 2026 (Item 7, Your estimated initial investment: kiosk) · Scooter's Coffee, LLC (the document as filed, hosted by RestFinance), 2026
  • Just Love Coffee Cafe: How much does a coffee franchise cost? (initial investment from its FDD Item 7; page last updated March 28, 2024) · Just Love Coffee Cafe, 2024

Every number

  • $242,200biggbyfranchising.com ·2026 · Biggby Coffee's estimate for a café in an empty rented space (its disclosure document dated April 2026): the low end of the total.
  • $610,000biggbyfranchising.com ·2026 · Biggby Coffee's estimate for a café in an empty rented space (its disclosure document dated April 2026): the high end of the total.
  • $20,000biggbyfranchising.com ·2026 · Biggby Coffee's estimate for a café in an empty rented space (its disclosure document dated April 2026): the franchise fee.
  • $1.2Mrestfinance.com ·2026 · Scooter's Coffee's estimate for a drive-thru kiosk (its disclosure document issued in April 2026), land not included: the low end of the total.
  • $1.3Mrestfinance.com ·2026 · Scooter's Coffee's estimate for a drive-thru kiosk (its disclosure document issued in April 2026), land not included: the high end of the total.
  • $60,000restfinance.com ·2026 · Scooter's Coffee's estimate for a drive-thru kiosk (its disclosure document issued in April 2026), land not included: the franchise fee and the opening support fee.
  • $482,500justlovecoffee.com ·2024 · Just Love Coffee Cafe's 2024 estimate for a café that serves food: the low end of the total.
  • $743,000justlovecoffee.com ·2024 · Just Love Coffee Cafe's 2024 estimate for a café that serves food: the high end of the total.
  • $39,000justlovecoffee.com ·2024 · Just Love Coffee Cafe's 2024 estimate for a café that serves food: the franchise fee.
  1. Lessons›
  2. Industries›
  3. Coffee shop
  • ·Before this: The slow-afternoon problem
  • ·Next: Why coffee shops close
  • ·Free guide: How coffee shops make money