The 7 Brew franchise cost is $940,500 to $2,283,500 per store in the May 11, 2026 FDD, and new franchisees must commit to at least 10 stores and pay a $125,000 development fee at signing.
Key takeaways
- $940,500 to $2,283,500 is the Item 7 estimate to open one traditional 7 Brew store, per the 7 Brew Franchise Disclosure Document, issued May 11, 2026, Item 7.
- No single-unit franchises: Brew Culture Franchise, LLC grants franchises only to developers who commit to at least 10 stores under a Development Rights Rider (7 Brew FDD, Item 1).
- $350,000 in franchisor fees for 10 stores: a $125,000 development fee at signing plus $25,000 within 5 days after each of stores 2 to 10 opens (7 Brew FDD, Item 5; our arithmetic).
- Ongoing fees of 6.75% to 9.25% of weekly Gross Sales: a tiered royalty of 4.5%, 5.5% or 7%, plus a 2% Brand Fund and a 0.25% Technology Fee (7 Brew FDD, Item 6).
- 602 traditional stores at December 31, 2025 (578 franchised, 24 company-owned), with 0 terminations in 2023, 2024 and 2025 (7 Brew FDD, Item 20).
- No net worth or liquidity minimum appears anywhere in the 2026 FDD, although several cost guides quote figures from $200,000 to $1,000,000.
| Measure | Figure | FDD item |
|---|---|---|
| Initial investment, one store | $940,500 to $2,283,500 | Item 7 |
| Paid to franchisor or affiliate | $185,000 to $785,000 | Cover page |
| Development fee (10 stores) | $125,000 | Item 5 |
| Initial fee, store 1 / stores 2 and up | $35,000 / $25,000 | Item 5 |
| Royalty | 4.5%, 5.5% or 7% of weekly Gross Sales | Item 6 |
| Brand Fund / Technology Fee | 2% / 0.25% of weekly Gross Sales | Item 6 |
| Expected time to open | About 200 to 540 days after signing | Item 11 |
| Franchise term | 15 years from opening | Item 17 |
| Stores at Dec 31, 2025 | 602 (578 franchised, 24 company) | Item 20 |
How much does a 7 Brew franchise cost in total?
One traditional 7 Brew store costs $940,500 to $2,283,500 to open, according to Item 7 of the FDD issued May 11, 2026. That total already counts the full $125,000 development fee for a 10-store commitment. Site development ($200,000 to $800,000) and the modular building ($305,000 to $650,000) make up most of the spread, and land purchase is excluded.
The cover page of the FDD states the headline range and the 10-store condition in one paragraph, which is the clearest single source for the 7 Brew franchise cost.
| Item 7 line | Low | High | Paid to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development fee and first initial fee (10-store minimum) | $125,000 | $125,000 | Franchisor | Item 7, Note 1 |
| Rent and security deposit | $5,000 | $20,000 | Landlord (may be affiliate) | Item 7, Note 2 |
| Building and build-out | $305,000 | $650,000 | Affiliate or third parties | Item 7, Note 2 |
| Site development | $200,000 | $800,000 | Third parties | Item 7, Note 2 |
| Architectural and engineering fees | $10,000 | $60,000 | Third parties | Item 7 |
| Store equipment, fixtures and furniture | $185,000 | $250,000 | Approved suppliers and affiliate | Item 7, Note 3 |
| Signs | $10,000 | $40,000 | Approved suppliers | Item 7 |
| Point-of-sale system | $25,000 | $30,000 | Approved suppliers | Item 7, Note 3a |
| Opening inventory, supplies and uniforms | $15,000 | $50,000 | Approved suppliers | Item 7, Note 4 |
| Business and operating permits | $2,500 | $25,000 | Licensing authorities | Item 7, Note 5 |
| Initial training travel and living | $10,000 | $75,000 | Employees and vendors | Item 7, Note 6 |
| Utilities | $500 | $2,500 | Utilities | Item 7 |
| Insurance (one year) | $2,500 | $6,000 | Insurer or broker | Item 7, Note 7 |
| Marketing start-up | $20,000 | $75,000 | Third parties | Item 7, Note 8 |
| Additional funds, 3 months | $25,000 | $75,000 | Third parties and employees | Item 7, Note 9 |
| Total | $940,500 | $2,283,500 | Item 7, Note 10 |
Site development ($200,000 to $800,000) and the building ($305,000 to $650,000) drive most of the $940,500 to $2,283,500 range. Source: 7 Brew FDD issued May 11, 2026, Item 7.
Which Item 7 lines move the 7 Brew cost most?
Two lines explain $945,000, or 70%, of the $1,343,000 gap between the low and high Item 7 totals: site development swings by $600,000 and the building by $345,000. Rent, training, marketing, reserves and the smaller lines make up the remaining $398,000. Item 7 Note 2 says the high end of site development reflects Florida stores and the high end of building cost reflects hurricane-resistant coastal designs.
- Lot and building: a 510 square foot modular building on a lot of 8,000 to 50,000 square feet, usually a shopping center out-parcel (Item 7, Note 2).
- Costs outside the table: freight of up to $30,000 and installation of up to $30,000 per building, local impact fees, performance bonds and any land purchase (Item 7, Note 2).
- Rent after opening: the FDD estimates annual rent of $30,000 to $150,000, usually on a triple net lease (Item 7, Note 2).
- Reserves exclude your pay: the $25,000 to $75,000 for 3 months covers labor, supplies, rent and utilities but no owner draw or salary (Item 7, Note 9).
Can you open just one 7 Brew store?
No. Item 1 of the 2026 FDD says Brew Culture Franchise, LLC does not offer single-unit franchises and grants franchises only to developers who commit to at least 10 traditional 7 Brew stores within a defined territory on a negotiated schedule. The commitment is made by signing the Development Rights Rider, called the DRR, with the first Franchise Agreement, and the $125,000 development fee is not refundable under any circumstances (Item 5).
A traditional store is one with at least one drive-thru window. Stores without a drive-thru are non-traditional, are not offered to franchisees, and do not count toward the development schedule (Item 1 and Item 12). Most multi-unit programs in franchising ask for far less: across 126 area development agreements in 259 recent FDDs, the most common minimum was 2 units, according to our area development agreement research.
- Day 0, sign FA + DRR: sign the Franchise Agreement (FA) and the DRR and pay $125,000, made up of the $35,000 store 1 fee plus 9 x $10,000. Not refundable (Item 5).
- Day 200 to 540, store 1 opens: no added fee. Training must be done 6 or more weeks before opening (Item 11).
- Stores 2 to 10, each store opens: pay $25,000 within 5 days after opening, so 9 x $25,000 = $225,000 (Item 5).
- Store 11 and up, added store: $10,000 to add it to the DRR, plus $25,000 within 5 days after opening (Item 5).
The $10,000 paid at signing for each of stores 2 to 10 “is not a deposit toward future initial franchise fees” (Item 5). That makes 7 Brew an outlier: in 115 of 126 development agreements we coded, the development fee is credited against the unit fees. Fees to the franchisor for 10 stores total $350,000, or $35,000 per store on average.
What does a 10-store 7 Brew commitment add up to?
A full 10-store 7 Brew program adds up to $8,505,000 to $21,935,000 in Item 7 spending, by our arithmetic from the 2026 FDD, before freight and installation of up to $600,000 across 10 buildings. Item 7 Note 10 says an estimated initial investment “will be incurred for each Store established under the DRR”, so the per-store range repeats, minus the development fee already paid.
| Step | Low | High | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store 1, full Item 7 (includes $125,000 development fee) | $940,500 | $2,283,500 | Item 7 total |
| Item 7 per later store, excluding development fee | $815,500 | $2,158,500 | $940,500 or $2,283,500 minus $125,000 |
| Add $25,000 initial fee per later store | $840,500 | $2,183,500 | Item 5 |
| Stores 2 to 10 (9 stores) | $7,564,500 | $19,651,500 | 9 x per-store figure |
| 10-store Item 7 program | $8,505,000 | $21,935,000 | Store 1 + stores 2 to 10 |
| Freight and installation outside Item 7 | $0 | $600,000 | Up to $60,000 x 10 (Item 7, Note 2) |
| Program including freight and installation | $8,505,000 | $22,535,000 | Our arithmetic |
The schedule spreads this spending over years. The FDD expects each store to open about 200 to 540 days after its Franchise Agreement is signed (Item 11), and the franchisor may delay a later store if it judges the developer not ready (Item 12). If the developer misses the schedule and does not cure, the franchisor may terminate the DRR and keep the entire development fee (Item 5).
How much of the 7 Brew franchise cost must be cash, and is financing available?
About $205,500 to $453,500 of the first store’s Item 7 total sits in lines the FDD does not mark as financeable, by our sum of Item 7 Column 3 in the May 2026 FDD. The building, site work, design fees, equipment, signs and point-of-sale lines, $735,000 to $1,830,000, are marked “lump sum or financed”. Brew Culture Franchise, LLC offers no financing itself (Item 7, Note 10; Item 10).
| Item 7 group | Lines included | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marked “lump sum or financed” | Building, site development, architectural and engineering, equipment, signs, point-of-sale | $735,000 | $1,830,000 |
| Not marked financeable | Development fee, rent and deposit, inventory, permits, training travel, utilities, insurance, marketing, 3-month reserve | $205,500 | $453,500 |
| Total | $940,500 | $2,283,500 |
The only financing-like arrangement in Item 10 is a Ground Lease from the affiliate Brew Capital Partners, LLC in a small number of markets: a triple net lease running 15 years from rent commencement with two 5-year extensions, monthly rent listed in Item 6 at $5,000 to $20,000, and a personal guarantee from the owners. Any other financing comes from third-party lenders, and Item 7 Note 10 says terms depend on creditworthiness and collateral. 7 BREW is listed on the SBA Franchise Directory file of September 29, 2026 under code S6844, and SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data show 27 7(a) loans and 3 504 loans under that code from FY2020 to June 30, 2026, per our SBA franchise directory tracker.
What are 7 Brew’s ongoing fees?
7 Brew charges a weekly royalty of 4.5%, 5.5% or 7% of Gross Sales, a 2% Brand Fund contribution and a 0.25% Technology Fee, all debited by Friday for the prior Monday to Sunday week, per Item 6 of the May 2026 FDD. Combined, that is 6.75% to 9.25% of weekly Gross Sales, depending on which royalty tier the prior week’s sales fall into.
| Fee | Amount | When due | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty, tier 1 | 4.5% of weekly Gross Sales if the prior week was below $20,000 | Weekly, by Friday | Item 6 |
| Royalty, tier 2 | 5.5% if the prior week was $20,000 to $25,000 | Weekly, by Friday | Item 6 |
| Royalty, tier 3 | 7% if the prior week was above $25,000 | Weekly, by Friday | Item 6 |
| Brand Fund | 2% of weekly Gross Sales (also the maximum) | Weekly, by Friday | Item 6 |
| Technology Fee | 0.25% of weekly Gross Sales (also the maximum) | Weekly, by Friday | Item 6 |
| Real estate rent (affiliate Ground Lease only) | $5,000 to $20,000 a month | Monthly | Item 6, Item 10 |
| Transfer of franchise or control | $10,000 ($1,000 for a non-controlling interest) | On transfer | Item 6 |
| Successor franchise fee | $10,000 | On signing | Item 6 |
| Supplemental on-site training | Up to $1,500 per trainer per day plus expenses | As incurred | Item 6 |
| Relocation | $5,000 plus costs | As incurred | Item 6 |
| Late or dishonored payment | $100 each, plus interest up to 1.5% a month | When invoiced | Item 6 |
| Management fee (if franchisor steps in) | Up to 10% of Gross Sales plus expenses | As incurred | Item 6 |
Two notes in Item 6 change the long-run bill. Fixed-dollar fees may rise once a year with the CPI-U index (Note 2), and the franchisor says it has previously granted royalty concessions, such as higher sales thresholds for the 7% tier, to some developers of 10 or more stores (Note 1). For context, 239 Minnesota-filed FDDs issued in 2025 or 2026 had a median royalty of 6% and a median brand fund of 2%, per our franchise royalty rate data.
What must 7 Brew franchisees buy from the franchisor’s affiliates?
Item 8 of the May 2026 FDD says purchases from 7 Brew, its affiliates or approved suppliers make up about 100% of what a franchisee buys to open and run a store. The affiliate CTAR, Inc. is the designated source of the coffee equipment package at about $60,000 and an approved, but not the only, source of the modular building at $310,000 to $600,000 (Item 5).
| Purchase | Source named in the FDD | Price stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modular building | CTAR, Inc. (approved, not exclusive) | $310,000 to $600,000 plus freight and installation; 2025 actual $310,000 to $400,000; 25% to 50% deposit | Item 5 |
| Coffee equipment package (typically 3 coffee machines) | CTAR, Inc. (designated) | About $60,000; 2025 actual about $43,000 to $61,000 | Item 5, Item 7 Note 3 |
| Point-of-sale, technology subscriptions, card readers, smallwares | Franchisor and affiliate (designated) | $25,000 to $30,000 for point-of-sale at opening | Item 7, Item 8 |
| Certain energy drinks | 7 Energy LLC originates; independent distributors sell | Not stated | Item 8 |
| Real estate (some markets) | Brew Capital Partners, LLC entities | $5,000 to $20,000 a month | Item 10 |
Item 8 also reports the money flow. In 2025 the parent Brew Culture, LLC and affiliates CTAR, Inc. and 7 Energy LLC received $92,767,889 from selling products and services to franchisees, and the franchisor received $4,399,123 for facilitating technology subscriptions. Supplier payments to the parent and buying group ranged from $0.00 to $0.28 per unit sold to franchisees.
What net worth or liquid capital does 7 Brew require?
The 2026 7 Brew FDD states no minimum net worth and no minimum liquid capital. We searched the full FDD text, including the Franchise Agreement, for both terms on October 20, 2026. Ranking cost guides publish requirements anyway: liquid capital of $200,000 to $300,000 and net worth of $500,000 to $1,000,000. Ask the franchisor in writing what it screens for.
| What cost guides say | What the May 11, 2026 FDD says | FDD item |
|---|---|---|
| An aggregator profile: $1,000,000 net worth and $300,000 liquid | No net worth or liquidity minimum stated | Items 1 to 23 |
| A guide updated July 2026: $200,000 to $300,000 liquid, $500,000 to $1,000,000 net worth | No minimum; store 1 cash lines total $205,500 to $453,500 (our sum) | Item 7 |
| Franchise fee of $45,000 | $35,000 for store 1, $25,000 for each later store | Item 5 |
| Minimum of 2 or 5 stores | Minimum of 10 stores; no single-unit franchises | Items 1 and 5 |
| Investment of $890,300 to $1,934,500 or $894,000 to $2,178,500 | $940,500 to $2,283,500, plus up to $60,000 freight and installation outside the table | Item 7 |
| 161 or 180 locations | 602 traditional stores at December 31, 2025 | Item 20 |
Several of these figures carry 2024 or 2025 dates on the pages that publish them, and Minnesota CARDS holds earlier clean 7 Brew filings received in June 2024, August 2024 and May 2025. Our franchise costs guide explains where liquidity and net worth tests usually appear and why they are often absent from the FDD itself.
How long does a 7 Brew take to open, and who has to run it?
The 2026 FDD expects each 7 Brew store to open about 200 to 540 days after the Franchise Agreement is signed (Item 11). The owner does not have to work in the store: Item 15 requires a Managing Owner who makes decisions and at least 2 fully trained on-site managers, and the Managing Owner is not required to attend initial training.
What does 7 Brew training involve?
Initial training has three parts: a 2-day program for ownership, a 14-day program for store management and a 3-day program for hourly employees (Item 11). The current chart lists 2 to 4 classroom hours and 138 on-the-job hours, held in Springdale, Arkansas and affiliate-owned stores in Northwest Arkansas, with no fee for the program itself. Item 7 budgets $10,000 to $75,000 for travel and living for 2 to 50 people.
What territory comes with a 7 Brew store?
Each store gets an Area of Protection with a radius of 1.5 or 2 miles from the building, depending on the size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (Item 12). No other traditional 7 Brew may open inside it, but the franchisor keeps the right to place non-traditional stores there, so Item 12 says the territory is not exclusive. The DRR territory is a set of coordinate points with the same 1.5 or 2 mile radius.
Who signs personally?
Owners holding 25% or more must sign a Guaranty and Assumption of Obligations, though Item 15 says the franchisor often waives or limits it for its franchisees. Owners below 25% sign an undertaking covering non-monetary terms, including the non-compete. Manager-run formats like this are compared in our semi-absentee franchise research, and opening timelines across brands in our time-to-open data.
What do Items 19, 20 and 21 show about 7 Brew stores and the franchisor?
Item 20 of the May 2026 FDD counts 602 traditional 7 Brew stores at December 31, 2025, up from 180 two years earlier, with 283 franchised openings in 2025 and 0 terminations or non-renewals in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Item 19 exists and reports store sales, and Item 21 contains audited franchisor statements for fiscal years 2023 to 2025.
| Year | Franchised at year end | Company-owned at year end | Total | Franchised opened | Terminations | Reacquired by franchisor | Transfers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 161 | 19 | 180 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 297 | 24 | 321 | 139 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2025 | 578 | 24 | 602 | 283 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
7 Brew had 602 traditional stores at December 31, 2025: 578 franchised and 24 company-owned. Source: 7 Brew FDD issued May 11, 2026, Item 20, Table 1.
Item 20 Table 5 projects 437 new franchised stores and 10 company-owned stores in the next fiscal year, with 18 franchise agreements signed but not yet open at the end of 2025. The 28 transfers in 2025 equal 9.4% of the 297 franchised stores at the start of the year. The 602 total excludes 2 non-traditional stores opened in 2025 in Arkansas and Ohio.
Does the 7 Brew FDD include an Item 19?
Yes. Item 19 of the May 11, 2026 FDD reports average, median, high and low annual Total Sales for fiscal year 2025 for 320 stores open the full year: 297 franchised and 23 company-owned. It reports sales only, not costs or profit. This site does not republish those figures; read them on pages 59 to 62 of the FDD, and see our Item 19 research on how to read them.
What do the franchisor’s audited financials show?
Exhibit C, audited by CohnReznick LLP, shows Brew Culture Franchise, LLC with total revenues of $112,577,130, net income of $45,067,436 and member’s equity of $62,843,876 for the year ended December 28, 2025. Item 8 cites total 2025 revenue of $112,652,130, a $75,000 difference from the audited statement. Items 3 and 4 disclose no litigation and no bankruptcy.
How does 7 Brew’s cost compare with other drive-thru coffee franchises?
7 Brew’s Item 7 range, $940,500 to $2,283,500, and its 10-store minimum are both above the other three drive-thru coffee FDDs filed in Minnesota in 2026. Scooter’s Coffee, Ziggi’s Coffee and The Human Bean all sell a single unit, with fees of $35,000 to $40,000. The Human Bean charges no royalty under its 2026 FDD; Scooter’s Coffee and Ziggi’s Coffee charge 6%.
| Brand (franchisor) | FDD issued | Item 7, one unit | Initial fee | Royalty | Brand or marketing fund | Minimum units | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Brew (Brew Culture Franchise, LLC) | May 11, 2026 | $940,500 to $2,283,500 | $35,000, then $25,000 | 4.5%, 5.5% or 7% | 2% + 0.25% tech | 10 | 7 Brew FDD |
| Scooter’s Coffee (Scooter’s Coffee Franchisor, LLC) | July 14, 2026, amended Oct 5, 2026 | $658,898 to $1,345,750 | $40,000 | 6% of Net Sales | 2% (up to 4%) | 1 | Scooter’s Coffee FDD |
| The Human Bean (Casey Hawkins, Inc.) | Feb 25, 2026, amended Apr 16, 2026 | $672,000 to $1,532,000 | $35,000 | None | 1% (up to 2%) | 1 | The Human Bean FDD |
| Ziggi’s Coffee (Ziggi’s Coffee Franchise, LLC), Drive Thru format | Mar 31, 2026 | $586,830 to $1,759,855 | $40,000 | 6% of Gross Sales | 1% marketing and technology (up to 2%) | 1 | Ziggi’s Coffee FDD |
7 Brew’s Item 7 range of $940,500 to $2,283,500 sits above Scooter’s Coffee, The Human Bean and Ziggi’s Coffee Drive Thru. Source: each brand’s 2026 FDD, Item 7, Minnesota CARDS, accessed 2026-10-20.
The comparison is of disclosed costs only and is not a ranking. Snack and beverage bar franchise loans give scale: the median franchise-coded SBA loan to the sector was $521,200 in April to June 2026, per the SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA file as compiled in our coffee franchise statistics.
Which 7 Brew route fits your capital?
The 7 Brew FDD leaves three routes: sign a new 10-store DRR, buy an existing store through a transfer, or buy a store from a 7 Brew affiliate. Each has a different cash threshold, set by Item 5, Item 6 and the Item 7 notes of the May 2026 FDD. The table maps common buyer situations to the FDD terms that decide them.
| If your situation is | Then the FDD says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| You want to open one new store only | Not offered; new franchisees must commit to at least 10 stores | Item 1 |
| Your unfinanced cash is below $205,500 | Below the store 1 lines not marked financeable at the low end, before working capital for stores 2 to 10 | Item 7 (our sum) |
| You plan to build in Florida or on the coast | Plan for the high end: site development up to $800,000 and a hurricane-resistant building up to $650,000 | Item 7, Note 2 |
| You want an operating store now | Buy from a franchisee: no initial fee, a $10,000 transfer fee; 28 transfers took place in 2025 | Items 5, 6, 20 |
| You want an affiliate-owned store | Price is negotiated; 5 of 7 such sales in 2025 exceeded the Item 7 high end, the largest by about $4.5 million | Item 7 |
| You want to own the land | Land purchase is not in Item 7; budget it separately or lease | Item 7, Note 2 |
| You will not work in the store | Allowed; appoint a Managing Owner and keep 2 fully trained managers on site | Item 15 |
This page is general information, not legal, financial or investment advice. Before signing, ask a franchise attorney how a missed DRR deadline interacts with Franchise Agreement Sections 18.B(11) and (20), and ask an accountant to model the 4.5%, 5.5% and 7% royalty tiers. A consultant can compare 7 Brew with single-unit brands, as described in what a franchise consultant does, and the full buying sequence is in our guide to buying a franchise.
How we compiled this
We read Items 1 to 21 and Exhibit C of the 7 Brew FDD issued May 11, 2026 (Minnesota CARDS document 36618-202605-03), three peer 2026 FDDs, the FTC Franchise Rule at 16 CFR 436.5 and SBA directory and loan files, accessed October 2026. The 10-store totals and cash split are our labelled arithmetic from Item 7. We excluded Item 19 figures, aggregator estimates and forum posts.
Frequently asked questions
Is 7 Brew a franchise?
Yes. Brew Culture Franchise, LLC of Springdale, Arkansas has offered 7 Brew franchises since March 2021, and 578 of the 602 traditional stores open at December 31, 2025 were franchised, per Item 20 of the FDD issued May 11, 2026. New franchisees must commit to at least 10 drive-thru stores under a Development Rights Rider; single stores are not sold.
How much is the 7 Brew franchise fee?
The initial franchise fee is $35,000 for the first store and $25,000 for each later store, per Item 5 of the 2026 FDD. New franchisees pay a $125,000 development fee at signing: the $35,000 first fee plus $10,000 for each of stores 2 to 10, which is not credited toward the later $25,000 fees. Ten stores therefore carry $350,000 in franchise fees.
How much does a 7 Brew franchise owner make?
This site does not publish earnings figures. Item 19 of the May 2026 FDD reports fiscal year 2025 sales for 320 stores, but no costs or profit. What an owner keeps depends on the tiered 4.5% to 7% royalty, the 2% Brand Fund and 0.25% Technology Fee in Item 6, rent, labor and debt service on an Item 7 build-out.
Can you buy an existing 7 Brew store?
Yes. A buyer of a franchised store pays no initial franchise fee, but the franchisor may collect a $10,000 transfer fee (Items 5 and 6). Item 20 lists 28 franchisee-to-franchisee transfers in 2025. Affiliate-owned stores also sell: 5 of the 7 sold to franchisees in 2025 were priced above the $2,283,500 Item 7 high end.
How do you apply for a 7 Brew franchise?
Contact Brew Culture Franchise, LLC through the details on the FDD cover (www.7brew.com, info@7brew.com, (479) 278-2234). Under 16 CFR 436.2(a), the franchisor must give you its current FDD at least 14 calendar days before you sign or pay. Expect to negotiate a 10-store development schedule and pay the $125,000 development fee when you sign the DRR.
Does 7 Brew offer financing?
No. Item 7 Note 10 and Item 10 of the 2026 FDD say the franchisor offers no direct or indirect financing, apart from Ground Leases from affiliate Brew Capital Partners, LLC in some markets. 7 BREW holds SBA Franchise Directory code S6844, and SBA data show 27 7(a) and 3 504 loans under it from FY2020 to June 30, 2026.
Sources
- 7 Brew Franchise Disclosure Document, Brew Culture Franchise, LLC, issued May 11, 2026, Items 1 to 21 and Exhibit C. Minnesota Department of Commerce CARDS. Accessed 2026-10-20.
- Scooter’s Coffee Franchise Disclosure Document, issued July 14, 2026, as amended October 5, 2026, cover, Items 5 and 6. Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-10-20.
- Ziggi’s Coffee Franchise Disclosure Document, issued March 31, 2026, cover, Items 5 and 6. Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-10-20.
- The Human Bean Franchise Disclosure Document, issued February 25, 2026, as amended April 16, 2026, cover, Items 5, 6 and 11. Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-10-20.
- 16 CFR 436.5, Disclosure items, and 16 CFR Part 436, Franchise Rule. U.S. Government Publishing Office and eCFR. Accessed 2026-10-20.
- A Consumer’s Guide to Buying a Franchise. Federal Trade Commission. Accessed 2026-10-20.
- SBA Franchise Directory, file effective September 29, 2026. U.S. Small Business Administration. Accessed 2026-10-05.
- SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan data, as of June 30, 2026. U.S. Small Business Administration. Accessed 2026-10-05.