Dunn Brothers Coffee franchise
2026 filing · May 8, 2026Shares sales figures
Dunn Brothers Coffee at a glance
A neighborhood coffee shop roasting its own coffee in store and serving espresso drinks and food.
The business
- Franchisor
- Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Plano, Texas
- Typical size
- 1,000–1,900 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $479K–$758K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross sales, paid weekly; subject to increase to 6%
- Brand fund
- 3%
- 3% of gross sales, paid with the royalty
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- Franchised, 2025
- 39
- As printed in the filing
From Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Dunn Brothers Coffee among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Dunn Brothers Coffee | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $618,500 | Costs more than 71% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $30,000 | Lower than 72% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $571,901 | Lower than 65% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 0.9× | Lower than 81% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Dunn Brothers Coffee franchise costs
Opening one Dunn Brothers Coffee costs an estimated $478,600 to $758,400. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 19
Dunn Brothers Coffee franchise fee
The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales, paid weekly; subject to increase to 6%. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 3% of gross sales, paid with the royalty. |
| Transfer Fee (Franchise Agreement) | $20,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 12 and 13
Other fees as filed, from page 14. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Dunn Brothers Coffee publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $571,901
- Median sales
- $560,550
Yearly figures for 2025, covering franchised drive-thru shops open all of 2025 (26 locations). The average is about 0.9 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 43–44
SBA loans to Dunn Brothers Coffee franchisees
Lenders approved 73 SBA-backed loans for Dunn Brothers Coffee franchisees from 2002 to 2022, $20.6M in all: 72 7(a) loans and 1 504 loan. Of the 67 that have ended, 51 were paid in full and 16 were charged off (23.9%). The other 6 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Dunn Brothers Coffee compares
Of the 117 coffee franchises on this site, Dunn Brothers Coffee is the 78th cheapest to open.
| Figure | Dunn Brothers Coffee | Typical coffee brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $479K | $350K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $758K | $741K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $30K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 3% | 1.5% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $572K | $913K | $794K |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 (−1) | 3 |
| 2022 | 53 (−5) | 3 |
| 2023 | 46 (−7) | 3 |
| 2024 | 41 (−8) | 4 |
| 2025 | 39 (−5) | 4 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
These figures don't add up as printed: the 2024 counts come to 46, but the filing shows 49. Worth asking the franchisor.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: coffee franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 59 to 39 (−20, −34%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 45
2021–2022: Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 51
Who owns Dunn Brothers Coffee?
Dunn Brothers Coffee franchises are sold by Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC. It is a subsidiary of Dunn Bros Parent, LLC.
From Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 8.
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: Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
Dunn Brothers Coffee filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Dunn Bros Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued May 8, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | May 8, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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