With over 850 locations nationwide and growing, Scooter’s Coffee® has a business model that’s proven to succeed. While we’re proud of our high-quality specialty coffee and friendly customer service, our drive-thru only business model is what sets us apart from other coffee franchises. Whether their nearest Scooter’s Coffee is one of our traditional kiosks or a newer endcap model, each customer who visits our drive-thru coffee shops gets to see our brand promise in action: Amazing People, Amazing Drinks…Amazingly Fast!®
Since 1998, our small-but-mighty drive-thru model has been delivering delicious products, speedy service, and a BIG smile to customers nationwide. Learn more about our innovative approach to business.
If you’ve ever visited us at Scooter’s Coffee, you’ve likely noticed that we don’t look like your average café. We’ve found that a more compact model, just like our founders’ very first kiosk in Nebraska, is a more efficient way to serve our high-quality menu items. By choosing a smaller footprint, we’re better able to deliver high quality products amazingly fast!
Most Scooter’s Coffee locations are the traditional drive-thru kiosk. Starting in 2024, we’re excited to offer our franchisees the opportunity to open a larger – but still amazingly fast – Scooter’s Coffee endcap. If you’d like to know more about which format is the right choice for you, we’re happy to talk through your options.
A smaller kiosk can fit where traditional, larger coffeehouses cannot
Lower staffing requirements
No seating means focusing on one point of contact with customer
Operational efficiencies make this model simpler to manage
Reduced utility costs
Can be tailored for special locations
Building size: 664 sq. feet
Optimum space size is 800 to 1000 square feet
Single drive-thru lane
Tower endcap feature
Space for standalone pylon or monument sign
Highest vehicles per day in major metro areas
Highest vehicles per day in towns with a population of <15,000
Hard corner preferred
Stoplight preferred
Popular morning commute routes
Morning commute side of the street
Minimum parcel size of
We care just as much about the people we serve as the quality of the products we’re serving, and it shows in everything we do. Busy schedules mean that convenience is at a premium, but just because an option is easy doesn’t mean it can’t meet our customers’ high standards. Thanks to our drive-thru model, we can serve our customers drinks they crave while also respecting their time.
Our drive-thru model is available as a single-unit agreement or a multi-store development agreement (MSDA).
Under a single-unit agreement, you’ll start with one location. Keep in mind that many of our multi-unit owners started their Scooter’s Coffee journeys as single-unit owners – if you’re interested in growing your footprint, that option is always open.
For those who are interested in owning more than one Scooter’s Coffee location right off the bat, we recommend a multi-store development agreement (MSDA). Although you’re welcome to start with one location and add on more units over time, signing an MSDA provides you with additional benefits, such as exclusive area rights and a discount on the franchise fee for all subsequent stores.
If you’re not sure which is the best for your goals, your franchise team will be happy to talk you through your options and help you determine your best opportunity.
