Coffee, Bakery & Dessert · Coffee Shops & Cafés
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Franchises for Sale
A full-service specialty coffee and tea café, with or without a drive-thru, from a Los Angeles brand now owned by Jollibee. Mostly company-run in the U.S., with a small franchised base.
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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Franchise Model Overview
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf cafés sell espresso drinks, specialty teas, blended beverages, roasted beans, packaged teas and baked goods from a sit-down café, some with a drive-thru. The franchisor is an Irish entity controlled by Jollibee Foods Corporation, and its U.S. affiliate operates most domestic cafés and provides franchise support. A traditional café is a seven-figure leased build-out dominated by leasehold, equipment and design costs; a kiosk costs materially less, and separate special-distribution formats serve airports, campuses and other contract-foodservice sites. Royalty is 5.5 percent of gross revenues, plus marketing, technology and audit fees. Cafés run long hours, presently 14 hours a day, seven days a week, and each must employ a trained general manager and certified training manager; the owner need not work in the store. The domestic system is small and contracting, with franchised traditional cafés in the low twenties and company units declining. Transfers require a flat fee and buyer training.
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