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Scooter's Coffee vs Dunn Brothers Coffee — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Scooter's Coffee	Dunn Brothers Coffee
Disclosure honesty	A	B
Investment from	$658,898	$448,600
Total fees	8%	9%
Outlets	906	43
Lawsuits	2	0

Scooter's Coffee: what their numbers say

Discloses 5-year average gross sales, customer tickets, detailed 2025 P&L by quartile, same-store growth, and new store first-month sales. Excludes non-traditional stores and affiliate outlets.

Dunn Brothers Coffee: what their numbers say

2025 gross sales data for 26 drive-thru shops: average $571,901 (range $229,928–$1,104,217). Excluded 13 shops (1 new, 12 no drive-thru). 46% met/exceeded average.

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