Restaurants

Dunkin franchise

Coffee, donuts, snacks and iced drinks.

Opening investment: $532,400–$1,832,500
Average annual revenue: $1,372,069
U.S. locations: 9,999
Worldwide locations: >14,200

Opening costs and fees

$532,400–$1,832,500

Opening costs vary by format, location and lease terms.

Operating formats

Freestanding Restaurant (750–3,100 sq ft)

$532,400–$1,832,500

2026 FDD Item 7 Table A

Excludes variable real estate/lease costs and required delivery vehicle. Includes $40,000–$90,000 initial franchise fee, $75,000–$820,000 building and site work, and $0–$108,000 additional funds for three months.

Shopping Center / Storefront Restaurant (600–2,800 sq ft)

$443,000–$1,333,500

2026 FDD Item 7 Table B

Excludes variable real estate/lease costs and required delivery vehicle. Includes $40,000–$90,000 initial franchise fee and $0–$100,000 additional funds for three months.

Gas & Convenience Restaurant (600–2,300 sq ft)

$216,400–$1,065,500

2026 FDD Item 7 Table C

Excludes variable real estate/lease costs, host convenience-store costs, and required delivery vehicle.

Special Distribution Opportunity / Non-Traditional (SDO)

$142,000–$862,500

2026 FDD Item 7 Table D

Excludes variable real estate/lease costs and host venue buildout.

Freestanding Restaurant: Freestanding Restaurant: $532,400–$1,832,500. Variable real estate and the required delivery vehicle are excluded; other-brand costs may be additional. This is not an all-in budget.2026-03-26
Shopping Center/Storefront Restaurant: Shopping Center/Storefront Restaurant: $443,000–$1,333,500. Variable real estate and the required delivery vehicle are excluded; other-brand costs may be additional. This is not an all-in budget.2026-03-26
Gas & Convenience Restaurant: Gas & Convenience Restaurant: $216,400–$1,065,500. Variable real estate and the required delivery vehicle are excluded; other-brand costs may be additional. This is not an all-in budget.2026-03-26
SDO (Non-Traditional): SDO (Non-Traditional): $142,000–$862,500. Variable real estate and the required delivery vehicle are excluded; other-brand costs may be additional. This is not an all-in budget.2026-03-26

Key ongoing fees

Continuing Franchise Fee (Royalty): 5.9% of weekly Gross Sales (may vary under incentive programs or SDO agreements).Weekly
Continuing Advertising Fee: 5.0% of weekly Gross Sales (2.5% of Gross Sales for SDO Non-Traditional restaurants).Weekly
Loyalty Program & Technology: 1.4% of weekly Loyalty Program Sales + $340/year The Center Subscription + POS/Back Office & Mobile App fees.Weekly

Selected ongoing charges, not a complete fee schedule. Confirm the current FDD and the terms for your format.

Running the business

Plan for active early involvement: Dunkin expects substantial hands-on work, especially in the first year. Personal on-site supervision is not required by the franchise agreement, but a trained owner and designated representative must be involved in management.2026-03-26
A trained manager does not need an ownership stake: An on-premises manager must complete required training. Ownership is recommended, not required; the separate 51% rule concerns a Controlled Affiliate used for development.2026-03-26
Training includes at least 19 days: The stated minimum of 19 days excludes travel, orientation and prerequisite online work. Larger development programs require three or four trainees; further opening participation and ongoing training may also apply.2026-03-26
Training tuition needs clarification: Items 5 and 11 include two trainees for the first five restaurants and show $4,000 per person for larger networks. Item 7 says the first two to four are included. Keep this conflict visible when estimating your costs; travel, wages and other expenses remain separate.2026-03-26

Revenue and performance

$1,372,069

2025 · selected U.S. franchisees

Reported annual sales: The 2026 FDD reports median annual sales of $1,297,694 and average sales of $1,372,069 for 7,010 included U.S. franchised Dunkin restaurants in fiscal 2025. These are sales before costs, not profit or owner income.Fiscal 2025: December 30, 2024–December 28, 2025
Compare the relevant restaurant format: Included traditional drive-thru restaurants reported median annual sales of $1,485,494 (4,161 sites), versus $1,070,654 for traditional restaurants without a drive-thru (1,431 sites). The figures describe different groups; they do not measure the sales increase caused by adding a drive-thru.Fiscal 2025: December 30, 2024–December 28, 2025

Revenue is sales before expenses, not owner income. Compare matching periods, formats and location samples.

Locations

9,999 U.S. locations (2025 · Calculated).

Calculated 9,999 U.S. locations at December 28, 2025: 8,780 Dunkin locations outside the Dunkin’/Baskin-Robbins Combo program plus 1,219 Combo locations. The 8,780 include 36 other multibrand sites.

Existing locations do not establish that a new territory is available. Confirm your market with the franchisor.

Sources and figure notes

Reporting periods and scope

Opening investment

Freestanding Restaurant: $532,400–$1,832,500. Variable real estate and the required delivery vehicle are excluded; other-brand costs may be additional. This is not an all-in budget. This is the printed Item 7 estimate for the named format, not applicant liquidity or a universal budget fit. Full footnote/program review is deferred. Real Estate Costs are Variable (Note 6); purchased land can be additional and has an open upper qualifier. Delivery vehicle excluded. Combo/other-brand components are not supplied by this headline. Real Estate Costs are Variable, not zero. Note 6 says purchased land can add $100,000–$1,200,000 or more; the upper wording is open, not a maximum. Other exclusions include government impact fees and certain performance bonds, employee wages during training in the training-expense estimate, and a required delivery vehicle in the total. Combo/other-brand costs need the other offering documents. Additional funds are estimates for the first three months, with ranges varying by format. Their disclosed zero lower endpoints do not establish that an applicant needs no working capital. Low building outlay can imply higher rent; taxes, impact fees, unusual site work and host conditions matter. Training coverage differs between Item 5 and Item 7; trainee wages are excluded from the training-expense line. Four formats retain separate cost ranges. Combo and other-brand costs are not interchangeable.

Average annual revenue

The 2026 FDD reports median annual sales of $1,297,694 and average sales of $1,372,069 for 7,010 included U.S. franchised Dunkin restaurants in fiscal 2025. These are sales before costs, not profit or owner income. Fiscal period December 30, 2024–December 28, 2025. Includes traditional and non-traditional sites; excludes Combo, company-owned and specified incomplete-year, disrupted-operation, self-serve and limited-schedule locations. Results are not a forecast. Historical Gross Sales before costs; not owner income, profit or a future forecast. Statistical restaurant groups are not new purchasable formats, and drive-thru group differences are not a causal return estimate.

Worldwide locations

>14,200 restaurants worldwide, reported September 3, 2026. This is a strict lower bound from a dated issuer statement, not an exact count or a separately dated census. Ownership is not split. Walmart delivery locations and U.S. delivery coverage are different populations.

U.S. locations

Dunkin had a calculated 9,999 U.S. locations for 2025: 1,219 +8,780 = 9,999. This uses separately disclosed components, not a combined Item20 row.

Research snapshot: . Sources and methodology

Compare independent startup vs. franchise economics

Compare Dunkin’s franchise model against starting or buying an independent business in coffee and beverages (line-item CapEx, 0%-royalty owner SDE margins & SBA resale multiples):