OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2025
SCOOTER'S COFFEE FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2025
The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). SCOOTER'S COFFEE's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2025 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.
THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2025 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $40K |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $692K–$1.5M |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 1 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $881K (Section A, "Average Gross Sales – Participating Kiosk Stores," 2024 Measurement Period: 605 Participating Kiosk Stores out of 717 total franchised Kiosk Stores operating at year end — "those Stores that were open and operating for the entire 12-month period ended on December 31" of the Measurement Period; excludes Kiosk Stores that permanently closed during the period (14 excluded in 2024) and 8 franchised Kiosk Stores that did not report financial data. "Gross Sales means Net Sales (as described in Item 6) plus Discounts." Top-quartile figure is from a different sample: Section C, "Statement of Sales, Expenses and Earnings – Reporting Kiosk Stores," Top 1/4 of Reporting Kiosk Stores (139 of 555 Reporting Kiosk Stores, being the 605 Participating Kiosk Stores less 50 that did not provide complete cost and expense data), average Gross Sales $1,323,095 for the 2024 Measurement Period.) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2024) | 825 franchised at year end · 20 exits (2.7% annualized) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | clean (unqualified) audit opinion — KPMG LLP |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2025 SCOOTER'S COFFEE FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.
SCOOTER'S COFFEE FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the SCOOTER'S COFFEE FDD for free?
SCOOTER'S COFFEE's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is SCOOTER'S COFFEE's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent SCOOTER'S COFFEE FDD tracked here was filed in 2025 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does SCOOTER'S COFFEE's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — SCOOTER'S COFFEE makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2025 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $881K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does SCOOTER'S COFFEE's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2024, SCOOTER'S COFFEE ended with 825 franchised outlets; 20 of 729 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 2.7% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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