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Scooter's Coffee franchise: cost, fees & facts

Food & Beverage · Founded 1998 · HQ Omaha, NE

About the Scooter's Coffee franchise

Drive-thru coffee kiosk brand expanding aggressively through the Midwest and South with a small-footprint building model.

The estimated total initial investment for a Scooter's Coffee franchise is $800K–$1.3M, which includes an initial franchise fee of approximately $40K. Ongoing royalties are 6% of gross sales, typically alongside a brand or advertising fund contribution. The system counts roughly 800 locations.

How Scooter's Coffee compares

Within the Food & Beverage category of the FranchiseCo Index, Scooter's Coffee's entry cost places it in the heavy ($750K–$2M) tier. Use the Franchise Index to compare it against every other brand in the category, or run the Affordability Calculator to see whether it fits your budget before you go further.

Before you contact the franchisor

Request the current Franchise Disclosure Document and verify Items 5, 6, and 7 against the estimates above — figures change with every annual FDD renewal. Our guide How to Read an FDD covers the seven items that decide deals, and Franchise Costs Explained covers the costs that don't appear in brochures. The franchisor's official site is scooterscoffee.com.

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