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Franchise Inquiry

Want to become a Caribou Coffee franchisee? We’d love to hear from you.

Before completing this form, please note:

If you are submitting this inquiry with a partner, you will be asked to provide your partner’s name and contact information within the application process. Please have your partner complete a separate application.

Before becoming a franchisee, you will be asked to verify all assets claimed. All information will be kept confidential, and is for pre-qualifying purposes only. As part of our application process you may also be asked to complete a background check.

This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a license. It is for information purposes only.

Currently, the following states regulate the offer and sale of franchises:

  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • New York
  • North Dakota
  • Rhode Island
  • South Dakota
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin

If you are a resident of one of these states, we will not offer you a license unless and until we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration and disclosure requirements in your state.

Our Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) is available in paper format only. The FDD is sent out to well-qualified candidates following an interview by a representative from our franchise development department.

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  6. If you have a partner, please provide the following information.





As part of the application process we will need your partner to complete the application.

This application does not obligate either party. This application is being filled out for the purpose of applying for a Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. franchise and will be kept in the strictest confidence by Caribou Coffee Company, Inc.

The information supplied by me on this application is true to the best of my knowledge. I understand that the necessary credit, background and reference inquiries will be made, and I hereby authorize the release of the information to Caribou Coffee Company, Inc.