Caribou Coffee
Food: Quick-Service Restaurants → Coffee
Fuel Your Future With Caribou
Join a beloved coffee brand refining day-making experiences for nearly 30 years.
Revenue Potential$2,930,027from the brand’s own disclosures
Total units494from the brand’s own disclosures
Brand overview
Caribou Coffee provides franchise opportunities to operate coffeehouse locations that deliver handcrafted beverages and day-making guest experiences. Franchisees can choose between a traditional coffeehouse format offering a full menu of food, beverages, and branded merchandise, or a convenient drive-thru only cabin format. With an unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and connection, the brand creates experiences that spark a chain reaction of good.
Availability
We are currently accepting inquiries in these states:
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Why choose
Franchisees benefit from a beloved guest experience refined over nearly three decades. The quality product line features clean label ingredients and 100% Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee beans. The drive-thru only cabin format provides a small footprint with big results, achieving over 90% customer satisfaction in its initial stores. Traditional coffeehouses offer a warm, welcoming gathering spot with a full food and beverage menu, branded merchandise, and convenient mobile pick-up.
Revenue Potential & Investment Requirements
Revenue Potential
$2,930,027
2026 FDD top performing unit
- Total investment
- $898,100–$1,515,000
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- Cash Required
- $3,000,000
Growth Trends
Ideal candidate
Caribou Coffee seeks experienced, multi-unit food and beverage or franchise operators who want to help the brand grow. Candidates must be prepared to open a defined number of coffeehouses during a set timeframe, with a minimum commitment of 10 or more locations.