Dutch Bros Coffee Franchise

Dutch Bros Coffee, a Dutch Bros Inc franchise, has been franchising since 2000 - 8 years after the concept was founded in 1992 , currently with 950 total locations (100 franchised, 850 company-owned, a 11% franchise-to-corporate ratio that signals the operator's reliance on independent owners) in the food & beverage sector, headquartered in OR. Per the 2024 FDD, budget a total initial investment of $150K to $500K, roughly a 233% gap between the low and high end once site size, local market, and buildout scope are factored in. Included in that number: the franchise fee, equipment, leasehold improvements, and initial working capital to carry the business through ramp-up.

This summary does not carry royalty or ad-fund figures for this brand -- Items 6 and 7 of the FDD hold the authoritative fee schedule. No Item 19 financial performance data is disclosed for Dutch Bros Coffee; the FTC Franchise Rule makes that disclosure optional, and plenty of franchisors skip it. Prospective buyers should compensate by calling Item 20 contacts, building their own unit-economics model from comparable brands, and insisting on real profit-and-loss numbers before signing.

This summary does not carry a year-over-year unit-count figure -- the complete FDD Item 20 table breaks out openings and closures by state and reason.