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

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	Scooter's Coffee	PJ's Coffee
Disclosure honesty	A	B
Investment from	$658,898	$280,500
Total fees	8%	7%
Outlets	906	167
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.

PJ's Coffee: what their numbers say

2025 data for 122 franchised units showing average gross sales $603,785; median $557,620. Seven affiliate-owned units detailed with EBITDA average $140,935. Average gross sales by category provided.

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