Northbrook Coffee Roasters operates one profitable roastery-café (profitable since month nine) with a wholesale book serving 14 restaurants and proposes opening two 900 sq ft satellite cafés and doubling flagship roasting capacity over 18 months. The plan requires $420K ( $180K retained, $240K raise for 12% equity) to fund build-outs, a second roaster, working capital and hires; projected revenue grows from $687K (FY2026 actual) to $1.61M (FY2028 projected) with a 22-month payback per satellite.
Funding: $420K total ask — $180K retained earnings + $240K investor raise for 12% of the operating company (raise closes in two tranches tied to satellite #1 performance).
Expansion model: two 900 sq ft satellite cafés (no on-site roasting, trimmed menu) at ~$105K build-out each; flagship remains 2,800 sq ft with a quoted $48K second 15-kg roaster to double capacity.
Use of funds & timeline: $210K for two satellite build-outs, $48K roaster, $62K working capital/inventory, $55K hiring/training, $45K contingency; satellites opened over 18 months with tranche release conditional on satellite #1 hitting $18K/month for two consecutive quarters.
Risks & mitigations: green-bean price exposure hedged with six-month forward contracts and prior retail price pass-through; cannibalization minimized by >3.5-mile separation; key-person risk addressed via head-roaster equity vesting and assistant certification; expansion tranche reduces format risk.