Dunn Bros Coffee

Founded: 1987 Franchising since: 1994

111 3rd Ave. S., #220 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2552

Phone: (612)334-9746

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 10 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	91	0	0	1
2008	95	0	0	1
2007	92	0	0	1
2006	72	0	0	2
2005	52	0	0	2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North dakota, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Total investment: $203K-513.5K Franchise fee: $24K/32K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $90K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 1/2 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#367 (2009); #216 (2008); #218 (2007); #286 (2006);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006;