How much does a Coffee News franchise cost?
Opening a Coffee News franchise takes a total initial investment of $11,150 to $12,250, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Coffee News franchises the rights to receive, print and distribute the Periodical, in either hardcopy or digital version, within a specified geographic area. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Coffee News franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $11,150 to $12,250. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are POSTPONEMENT OF OPENING DATE ($1,000), TRAVEL AND LIVING EXPENSES IN TRAINING ($500), and STANDS ($500).
The initial franchise fee is $9,900.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| INITIAL FRANCHISE FEE2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 6 | $9,900 | $9,900 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 6 |
| COFFEE NEWS ONLINE ENROLLMENT FEES2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 6 | $0 | $100 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 6 |
| POSTPONEMENT OF OPENING DATE2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 6 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 6 |
| TRAVEL AND LIVING EXPENSES IN TRAINING2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 6 | $500 | $500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 6 |
| STANDS2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $500 | $500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| MISCELLANEOUS OPENING COSTS2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $250 | $250 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 6-7 | $11,150 | $12,250 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 6-7 |
About this total: The printed total was re-read off page 7 and is $11,150.00 - $12,250.07, which is what the document prints.
Source Coffee News, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 6-7, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Coffee News franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representation about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.
Source Coffee News, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 22, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Coffee News outlets there are, and how many closed
Coffee News ended 2025 with 312 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 19 franchised outlets opened and 14 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Coffee News opened 44 franchised outlets and 87 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 43, from 355 to 312 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 82 were terminated and 5 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 8.7% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 11.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 307 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 26 |
| 2024 | 333 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 26 |
| 2023 | 355 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 333 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 26 |
Source Coffee News, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 26, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Coffee News compares with other Business Services franchises
Measured against the 140 Business Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Coffee News' estimated range is $11,700. It costs less to open than 98% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 8.7% for Coffee News. That is higher than 58% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Coffee News' franchised system shrank 12%. The typical Business Services franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Coffee News is not one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Business Services franchise side by side.
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