Caribou Coffee
Food & Beverage · Coffee & Beverage
- Active units
- 152
- Avg unit volume
- $1.1M
- Royalty
- 5.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About Caribou Coffee
Caribou Coffee® is more than a premium coffeehouse featuring high-quality, handcrafted beverages and food.
Key terms
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
1.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
300 – 2,000 sq ft
- Area Development Agreement (Cabin/Chalet) – example 3 units
$60k
- Area Development Agreement (Kiosk) – example 3 units
$30k
- Area Development Agreement (Kiosk in university/hospital) – example 3 units
$14k
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations144
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings2
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-5.3%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR-1.0%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.2×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate2.5%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin19.1%
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$898k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open273 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate5.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.