Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. franchise
2026 filing · August 28, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. at a glance
A coffee cafe serving traditional Yemeni coffee and tea drinks, hot and iced coffees and fresh pastries. At the end of 2025 there were 42 Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. locations in the US, 38 franchised and 4 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2021
- 5 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Lincoln Park, Michigan
- Typical size
- 2,000–3,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $297K–$413K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross revenues, paid monthly, plus a brand fund fee of currently 0% (up to 2%)
- Brand fund
- None now
- Not charged at present (0%); up to 2% of gross revenue
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 20% of our then-current initial franchise fee
- Territory
- None
- No exclusive territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 42
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 38
- Company-owned
- 4
- Change in 3 years
- +35
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 13
- Most in California, Michigan and Illinois
Support and records
From Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 175; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $354,875 | Costs less than 51% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 42 | More than 62% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $1,204,781 | Higher than 71% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 3.4× | Higher than 83% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. franchise costs
Opening one Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. costs an estimated $296,550 to $413,200. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 1
Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross revenues, paid monthly, plus a brand fund fee of currently 0% (up to 2%). |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Not charged at present (0%); up to 2% of gross revenue. |
| Technology Fee | Up to $250 per month. Currently, $100 per month |
| Renewal Fee | 20% of our then-current initial franchise fee |
| Additional Training or Assistance | $250 per person, per day plus our actual costs and expenses |
| Local Marketing Requirement | 1% of monthly Gross Revenues |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 12
Other fees as filed, from pages 13–15. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $1,204,781
- Median sales
- $1,102,321
Yearly figures for year to February 2026, covering franchisee-owned coffee businesses open February 2025 through February 2026 (24 locations). The average is about 3.4 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: Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 48–49
SBA loans to Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. franchisees
Lenders approved 6 SBA 7(a) loans for Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. franchisees from 2024 to 2026, $5.28M in all. None has been paid off or charged off 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
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. | Typical coffee brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +65% / +1167% | +13% / +73% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 4.3% / 33% | 2.2% / 13% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 4.3% / 33% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical coffee brand is the median of the 29 brands in coffee franchises with three years of counts.
How Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. compares
Of the 117 coffee franchises on this site, Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. is the 45th cheapest to open and the 29th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. | Typical coffee brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $297K | $350K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $413K | $741K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $1.2M | $913K | $794K |
| US locations | 42 | 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 | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 (0) | 0 | – | – |
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 2 | – | – |
| 2022 | 3 (+3) | 3 | – | – |
| 2023 | 9 (+6) | 3 | +6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 (+14) | 3 | +14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 (+15) | 4 | +17 | −2 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
More in the guides: coffee franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 6 years, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 0 to 38 (+38). The earlier years come from the brand's 2023 and 2024 filings.
Source: Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 50
2020: Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC, 2023 filing, page 40
2021–2022: Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC, 2024 filing, page 48
Where Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. locations are
At the end of 2025, Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. had locations in 13 states. The most are in California, Michigan and Illinois.
- California8
- Michigan7
- Illinois5
- Minnesota4
- Ohio4
- Texas3
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Michigan | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Illinois | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Ohio | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Texas | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 0 | 2 |
All 13 states
| Florida | 1 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
Source: Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 51
Who owns Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co.?
Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. franchises are sold by Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, 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: Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Franchise, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued August 28, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | August 28, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
| 2023 filing | April 4, 2023 | NASAA depository | Locations, 2020 |
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