Bean Bastard Coffee franchise
2022 filing · April 26, 2022Shares sales figures
Bean Bastard Coffee at a glance
A coffee shop serving freshly brewed coffee, coffee beans and other retail items, from a storefront or a mobile unit. At the end of 2021 there were 1 Bean Bastard Coffee locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Bean B@stard Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $155K–$293K
- A storefront Bean Bastard Coffee shop
- Franchise fee
- $29,000
- For a storefront; a mobile unit is $15,000
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross revenues, paid weekly, plus 1% to the national advertising fund
Where it is
- US locations, 2021
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
Support and records
- Latest filing
- Apr 26, 2022
- 2022 filing
From Bean B@stard Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Bean Bastard Coffee among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Bean Bastard Coffee | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $223,875 | Costs less than 66% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $29,000 | Lower than 81% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Bean Bastard Coffee franchise costs
Opening a storefront Bean Bastard Coffee shop costs an estimated $154,500 to $293,250. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Bean B@stard Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 18
Bean Bastard Coffee franchise fee
The franchise fee is $29,000, for a storefront; a mobile unit is $15,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Bean B@stard Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross revenues, paid weekly, plus 1% to the national advertising fund. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Bean B@stard Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 11
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Bean Bastard Coffee publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Bean B@stard Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 64
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $410K–$710K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Bean Bastard Coffee compares
Of the 117 coffee franchises on this site, Bean Bastard Coffee is the 6th cheapest to open and the 94th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Bean Bastard Coffee | Typical coffee brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $155K | $350K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $293K | $741K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $29K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 69 of 117 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 117 brands in coffee franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: coffee franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Bean B@stard Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 66
Who owns Bean Bastard Coffee?
Bean Bastard Coffee franchises are sold by Bean B@stard Franchising, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Bean B@stard Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing, page 7.
Bean Bastard Coffee filings
The figures on this page come from Bean B@stard Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing, issued April 26, 2022, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 filing | April 26, 2022 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2019–2021 |
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