Weird Brothers CoffeeFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Weird Brothers Coffee franchise requires a total initial investment of $203K – $532K, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $881K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $203K – $532K
- 32nd pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $881K
- 29th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 44th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 3
- 14th pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Quick-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Quick-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Started franchising in 2025. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
43% cash-on-cash return. Above the 20% threshold most investors target.
Bottom line
- Total investment $203K – $532K including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $881K/year (median $743K), with an estimated 43% cash-on-cash return.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 46/100.
- Emerging franchise: only 1 year of franchising with 3 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Weird Brothers Coffee Franchising, LLC
- CEO title
- CEO/Owner
- Paul Olsen
- CEO experience
- 9 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- VA
- HQ
- 321 Sunset Park Dr, Herndon, VA 20170
- Auditor
- Omar Alnuaimi, CPA
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- Most recent fiscal year
Overview
About
Franchisees operate specialty coffee retail locations serving espresso-based beverages, specialty coffee drinks, and likely food items. Day-to-day operations involve inventory management, barista staffing, customer service, point-of-sale management, and brand compliance while paying 6% royalties on net sales.
- CEO
- Paul Olsen
- Headquarters
- VA
- Founded
- 2024
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35K | $35K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $30K | $60K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $138K | $437K |
| Total initial investment | $203K | $532K |
Source: Weird Brothers Coffee 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$132K
15.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
32%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
3.1 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $203K – $532K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $30K – $60K
- Below avg, review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Near category avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 2.3 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $881K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $743K
- Avg net income
- $159K
- Cash-on-cash
- 43.1%
- Based on Net Income / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Actual
- Sample size
- 3 units
- vs category median 28 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $720K→$1.2M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 453 Quick-Service Restaurants brands
vs Quick-Service Restaurants averages
How Weird Brothers Coffee Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 3
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 3
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Projected new
- 2
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 14 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Weird Brothers Coffee presents elevated risk due to micro-scale operations (3 units), undisclosed financial performance data, going concern flag, and unproven franchise model replicability.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Omar Alnuaimi, CPA
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 46 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 3 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and unproven replication model
- 02HIGHGoing Concern warning flag suggests franchisor financial instability or operational challenges
- 03MINORHigh investment range ($202K-$532K) relative to only 3 existing locations raises questions about capital efficiency and ROI timeline
- 04MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed limits ability to validate claimed $158K average net income
- 05MINORSignificant gap between average revenue ($881K) and net income ($158K) suggests 82% expense ratio — higher than typical café operations (70-75%)
- 06MINORUnknown growth means no demonstrable unit expansion or franchisee success momentum
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Territory type | Population/Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 40,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 5 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Herndon, Virginia |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Virginia |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 48 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 13 hrs
- Training location
- franchisee location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 40 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- POS system
- Square POS
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Square POS
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
14 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Weird Brothers Coffee · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Weird Brothers Coffee franchise?
The total investment to open a Weird Brothers Coffee franchise ranges from $203K – $532K, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Weird Brothers Coffee franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Weird Brothers Coffee FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $881K. The median is $743K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Weird Brothers Coffee's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Weird Brothers Coffee (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Weird Brothers Coffee franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Weird Brothers Coffee has 3 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 3 company-owned units.
Is Weird Brothers Coffee a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Weird Brothers Coffee as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 46 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.