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Scooter's Coffee

Drive-thru coffee. 906 stores, $999K AUV, rejected a ~$1B buyout.

Price
$1.16M–$1.35M
Category
$1M+
Best for
Investors who can nail an A+ drive-thru corner and run a tight crew.

Fee $40,000 + $20,000 opening support fee. Range per 2026 FDD Item 7 (kiosk store). 6% royalty + 2% national marketing. Item 19: $998,869 FY2025 AUV. Verified Oct 2026. Last verified 2026-10-16.

Key features

  • Second-largest drive-thru coffee chain in the US (906 stores end-2025)
  • $998,869 average unit volume FY2025 (2026 FDD Item 19)
  • Top-quartile store EBITDA $237,683 — bottom quartile $4,524
  • 31-store NC/VA multi-unit deal signed April 2026

Pros

  • $1M AUV on a drive-thru model
  • Strong unit growth (+10% in 2025)
  • Franchise Times Fast & Serious top-10 five straight years

Cons

  • Entry cost jumped — floor was ~$794K before
  • Site selection carries nearly all the return (bottom quartile ~break-even)
  • Dutch Bros and 7 Brew out-scaling on volume
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