Bring a working coffee origin story to your city
We're opening a small number of QAHWATEA cafés outside Yemen — each one built around traceable, single-terrace coffee and a roasting model we teach you to run yourself.
A café with a story customers already want to hear
A defensible niche
Yemen coffee is rare, seasonal, and hard to source directly. We handle import and roasting; you serve a menu no chain nearby can copy.
A tested café model
Fit-out, equipment list, and menu are fixed by us, refined across three company-owned cafés before we license the format.
Real training, not a manual
Owners and lead baristas train at our roastery for six weeks, covering brewing, sourcing story, and day-to-day operations.
What it takes to open one café
Figures below are typical for a 60–90 sq m café in a mid-size city; your city and site will affect the final estimate.
Franchise fee
$18,000
Build-out and equipment
$70,000 – $130,000
Opening inventory and training
$9,000
Ongoing royalty
6% of monthly revenue
Marketing contribution
2% of monthly revenue
Minimum term
7 years
From application to opening day
Most partners move from first call to opening in seven to nine months, depending on how quickly a site is secured.
01
Apply
Tell us about your city, budget, and any site you already have in mind.
02
Site review
Our team assesses foot traffic, lease terms, and fit with the café format.
03
Build and train
Fit-out begins on-site while you and your lead barista train at our roastery.
04
Open
We're on-site for your first two weeks of service, then move to remote support.
Get in touch
Tell us about your city
We review applications on a rolling basis and typically reply within a week with next steps.