Scooter's Coffee

Scooter's Coffee
	Scooter's Coffee logo
	Location in Plano, Texas
Company type	Private
Industry	Coffee shop
Founded	1998
Founders	Don and Linda Eckles
Headquarters	Bellevue, Nebraska, United States
Number of locations	800 (2024)
Area served	29 states
Key people	Joe Thornton (CEO); John Owen (COO);
Website	www.scooterscoffee.com

Scooter's Coffee is an American drive-through coffeehouse chain founded and headquartered in Bellevue, Nebraska. As of June 2024^[update], the chain has 800 franchises in 29 states, and is currently the second-largest drive-through coffee chain and the fifth-largest coffee chain in the United States.^[1]

Overview

Scooter's Coffee uses a franchise model to establish new stores. Its locations are drive-through only and do not have sit-in dining areas.^[2] The buildings are standardized and measure 664 square feet (61.7 m²).^[3]^[4] Its coffee is produced by Harvest Roasting, which was founded alongside Scooter's Coffee.^[4]

The menu includes hot and cold drinks, including coffee, tea, and smoothies; and food items such as pastries, burritos, and sandwiches. It also has breakfast and kids menus. Its signature drink is the Caramelicious, an espresso drink with caramel sauce and whipped cream.^[5]^[6]^[7]

History

Scooter's Coffee was founded in 1998 in Bellevue, Nebraska, by Don and Linda Eckles.^[6] In November 2023, Joe Thornton was named the new chief executive officer.^[8] John Owen, a former executive for McDonald's and Subway, was named chief operating officer in January 2024.^[9]

Scooter's announced their goal to reach 1,000 stores by the end of 2024 and began rapidly expanding in 2021. Between August 2021 and 2022, its store count increased by 25%. By December 2022, it had 500 stores,^[10] and by October 2023, it had established its 700th store.^[11] A 750th store opened in December 2023.^[12] In June 2024, after opening its 800th store six months behind schedule, Scooter's Coffee retracted their 1,000-store goal by the end of 2024.^[1]

In February 2024, Scooter's Coffee built its sixth distribution center, a 183,000-square-foot (17,000 m²) facility in Whitestown, Indiana, to support 300 stores across the Midwest United States.^[4]

Locations

As of July 2024, Scooter's has over 800 stores across 29 states, making it the second-largest drive-through coffee chain in the United States, behind Dutch Bros. Coffee.^[1]