Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters

$CFCRF500 #501
CategoryFood: Quick-Service Restaurants
SubcategoryCoffee
Locations3
Franchisee Count5
Franchise Fee$30,000
Item 7 Low$229,200
Item 7 Midpoint$361,950
Item 7 High$494,700
Royalty Fees6% of your gross sales
Ad / Brand Fund1%
Sold Not Open
ParentChocolate Fish Franchising, LLC
Founded2023
Completeness34/34 (100%)
Years in Business3
Began Franchising2023
HQSacramento, CA
Executives3
LinksWeb
Main Phone(925) 922-1875
FDD IssuedMarch 27, 2026
Last UpdatedAug 24, 2026
FDDs2026 · 2024 🔒
Franchisor

Chocolate Fish Franchising, LLC offers franchises for the development and operation of Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters, specialty coffee shops featuring a hybrid business model that offers caffeinated beverages, a simple food menu, and customer service.

Franchisees must use the specified point-of-sale software and hardware, and they will receive access to the Brand Standards Manual.

Chocolate Fish Franchising, LLC offers franchises for the development and operation of Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters, specialty coffee shops featuring a hybrid business model that offers caffeinated beverages, a simple food menu, and customer service.

Read Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters’s complete March 27, 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — plus 1 prior year on file. Founder level — $19/mo — also unlocks Item 19 revenue, financial strength and unit trajectory across all 3,860 brands on FranDeals.

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