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Buy a Biggby Coffee Franchise

BIGGBY COFFEE is a community-focused coffee shop franchise founded in 1995 and franchising since 1999, headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan. The brand serves espresso drinks, brewed coffee, teas, shakes, smoothies and light food through café and drive-thru formats, with a menu built around hundreds of customizable flavor combinations.

The network has grown to more than 450 locations across 13 states, concentrated in the Midwest, and is 100% franchise-owned, with every shop operated by a local owner rather than the company. Owners can open under several build models, including white-box leasehold cafés, pre-fabricated modular units and site-built drive-thru-only stores.

Biggby remains privately held and founder-led under co-CEOs Bob Fish and Mike McFall, and positions itself on community engagement and a people-first culture rather than scale alone. More than half of its franchise owners operate multiple locations.

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Why buy a Biggby Coffee Franchise?

Buying a Biggby Coffee franchise offers entry into a recognizable regional coffee brand with an established, systems-driven operating model and a habit-based customer base. Coffee is a daily-purchase category that has stayed resilient across economic cycles, and Biggby’s drive-thru and café formats give owners more than one way to capture local demand.

The brand reports higher-than-average store sales within the coffee segment and a streamlined model built to keep ongoing costs manageable. With more than half of owners running multiple units and a half-off franchise-fee incentive for honorably discharged veterans, the system is geared toward operators who want to grow. For a resale buyer, an existing Biggby unit can mean an established location, trained baristas and an in-place community following, assets that take time to build from scratch.

Biggby Coffee Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1995

    • Franchising Since

      1999

    • New Startup Cost

      $296,250 – $1,011,500

    • Avg. Resale Price

      Contact us for details

  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $20,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $5,000

      if existing franchisee; $20,000 for new transferees (includes training)

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

      3%

      of Gross Sales or $100/wk min

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      420

    • New Units Opened *

      47

    • Units Transferred *

      8

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $720,465

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

Biggby Coffee – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Biggby supports owners through its East Lansing Home Office and dedicated Development and Franchise Services teams, with ongoing help across marketing, operational efficiency, new product development, technology and professional development. Initial owner training is hands-on and runs through the corporate Home Office. Resale buyers should confirm with Biggby what onboarding and transfer training the franchisor provides to incoming owners, and what point-of-sale and operating-system access carries over with the unit.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Biggby's model suits hands-on, community-minded operators rather than passive investors. Successful owners tend to be outgoing, locally connected and comfortable leading and motivating a barista team in a fast-paced service environment. Prior coffee experience isn't required, as the brand emphasizes following its systems, but a service or retail background and a genuine appetite for daily customer engagement help. The role is operations- and people-led: hiring, scheduling, maintaining quality and building repeat local relationships.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Biggby Coffee is ranked among Entrepreneur's Franchise 500, placing No. 201 on the 2026 list after climbing 11 spots, and has appeared on the ranking consistently in recent years (No. 265 in 2022). Beyond formal rankings, the brand has built a strong regional following across the Midwest through its community-focused, 100% franchise-owned model and loyal repeat customers. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reviews, referral sources and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    The US coffee shop industry generated roughly $74 billion in revenue in 2025, up from about $53 billion in 2020 (IBISWorld), making it one of the more resilient consumer-service categories. Demand is driven by daily, habitual purchasing, the spread of drive-thru and mobile-order formats, and consumers' continued willingness to pay for premium and specialty drinks. For resale buyers, local factors such as commuter traffic, nearby competition and a shop's drive-thru access often matter as much as national trends.

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