7 Brew is On a Growth Run for the Record Books

7 Brew didn’t merely outpace its own rapid growth from a year ago—it opened as many locations in 2025 as it did the previous two years combined.

The chain expanded by a net of 281 restaurants, according its just-released FDD. That after lifting by 141 net in 2024 and 140 in 2023.

For some perspective on the pace of 7 Brew’s ascension, the Rogers, Arkansas-born chain had only 14 stores at the start of 2022 (it was founded in 2017). 7 Brew would climb to 40 by the end of that year and then erupt across 2023 to reach 180. That number rose to 321 year-end 2024 before getting to 602 as 2026 rolled around.

Rapid expansion pace

So, 7 Brew has expanded by 4,200 percent since 2022 began.

All the chain’s 2025 development took place on the franchised side. Its corporate footprint stood flat at 24 after expanding by five in 2024 and three the year prior.

7 Brew began 2025 with 297 franchised restaurants and exited at 578—a number that hiked by 136 and 137 in 2024 and 2023, respectively. There, it’s added 554 restaurants over a three-year span.

7 Brew actually had 604 total units at 2025 close, but didn’t count two non-traditional locations that didn’t have at least one drive-thru window (opened in Arkansas and Ohio last year).

The company had 283 openings, zero terminations or other closures, and reacquired two stores from franchisees. It hasn’t closed a restaurant in at least the past three years.

7 Brew has also sold nine restaurants to franchisees in the last two calendars, including seven in 2025.

Future development plans

As for 2026, 7 Brew has an eye-opening 437 projected new franchised outlets planned (gross development). That includes 41 in Texas, 35 in Florida, and 30 apiece in Illinois and Georgia. It’s also plotting 10 corporate openings and claims to have 18 franchise agreements signed without a store opened yet.

If 7 Brew does indeed open 447 venues without a closure, it would put the brand at the very top of net U.S. development in the sector, going off QSR 50 2026 figures (full data to be released in August).

The brand currently has more than 700 stands across 38 states.

Store level performance

7 Brew’s store-level performance was equally robust. For 320 locations open and operating during the entire year (23 corporate and 297 franchised), average annual total sales came in at $2.658 million. Median sales were $2.569 million. The highest-earning 7 Brew collected $6.366 million and the lowest $836,418.

This compares to about $1.9 million for Starbucks (a much larger system at 16,944 domestic stores as of Q2), $2.16 million for Dutch Bros, which has climbed above 1,117 units, and $1.3 million for emerging Black Rock Coffee (190 restaurants).

7 Brew is generating these volumes on stores averaging 510 square feet.

Of its 320 locations, 147 exceeded the average sales figure.

For franchised restaurants (297), average annual total sales were $2.646 million. About 45 percent (134) topped that. Median total sales were $2.550 million. The highest-earning franchised restaurant was the $6.366 million performer. The lowest ($836,418) was also a franchise.

Company restaurants (23) averaged $2.82 million. Ten beat that result. Median sales were $2.763 million.

The top-earning corporate venue made $4.303 million. The lowest, $1.605 million.

Total revenues for the company came in at $112.5 million, well above the 2024 result of $43.5 million and 2023’s $15.4 million.