# The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - QSR Chain Profile

> Source: https://qsr.pro/chains/coffee-bean-tea-leaf
> Publisher: QSR Pro
> Last content update: 2026-07-03T16:41:58.665264+00:00


Specialty coffee and tea with global locations

Specialty coffee and tea with global locations

## Chain facts

- Founded: 1963
- Headquarters: Los Angeles, California
- Segment: coffee

## Recorded metrics

- 2019 us unit count: 1265 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2020 us unit count: 1297 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2021 us unit count: 1308 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2022 us unit count: 1379 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2023 us unit count: 1429 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2024 initial investment max: 560000 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2024 us unit count: 1472 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2024 auv: 640000 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2024 royalty rate: 6 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2024 initial investment min: 240000 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2025 global unit count: 1472 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2025 franchised pct: 90 — QSR Pro estimates
- 2025 us unit count: 1472 — QSR Pro estimates