Cotti Coffee franchise
2026 filing · January 15, 2026
Cotti Coffee at a glance
A coffee shop selling made-to-order coffee, tea, other drinks, desserts and snacks.
The business
- Franchisor
- Cotti Partners LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Dover, Delaware
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $259K–$608K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $0
- No initial franchise fee; a $10,000 deposit is held and refunded when the agreement ends
- Royalty
- Share of gross margin
- No royalty on sales; a monthly service fee of 0% to 25% of the store's adjusted gross margin above its fixed costs, rising in steps
- Agreement length
- 5 years
- Territory
- None
- No exclusive territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 0
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
From Cotti Partners LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Cotti Coffee among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Cotti Coffee | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $433,685 | Costs more than 58% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $0 | Lower than 99% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 0 | Fewer than 97% of franchises |
How much a Cotti Coffee franchise costs
Opening one Cotti Coffee costs an estimated $259,170 to $608,200. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Cotti Partners LLC, 2026 filing, page 20
Cotti Coffee franchise fee
The franchise fee is $0, no initial franchise fee; a $10,000 deposit is held and refunded when the agreement ends. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Cotti Partners LLC, 2026 filing, page 19
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | No royalty on sales; a monthly service fee of 0% to 25% of the store's adjusted gross margin above its fixed costs, rising in steps. |
|---|---|
| Computer Systems | $1,100 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Cotti Partners LLC, 2026 filing, page 13
Other fees as filed, from page 14. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Cotti Coffee does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Cotti Partners LLC, 2026 filing, page 48
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $490K–$850K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Cotti Coffee compares
Of the 117 coffee franchises on this site, Cotti Coffee is the 33rd cheapest to open and the 110th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Cotti Coffee | Typical coffee brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $259K | $350K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $608K | $741K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $0 | $35K | $40K |
| US locations | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 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 | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: Cotti Partners LLC, 2026 filing, page 49
Who owns Cotti Coffee?
Cotti Coffee franchises are sold by Cotti Partners LLC.
From Cotti Partners LLC’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Cotti Partners LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
Cotti Coffee filings
The figures on this page come from Cotti Partners LLC’s 2026 filing, issued January 15, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | January 15, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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