Which US state has the most Caribou Coffee franchises available for drive through as of May, 2021?

Caribou Coffee Company is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain founded in Edina, Minnesota, in 1992. There are 441 Caribou Coffee locations in the United States as of May 30, 2021. The state with the most number of Caribou Coffee locations in the US is Minnesota, with 291 locations, which is 65% of all Caribou Coffee locations in America.

A Nov. 2014 'Minnpost' article, reprinted in partnership with "Twin Cities Business", stated that Caribou has many diverse locations including international franchises. In Minnesota, the majority are stand-alone stores or skyway/mall operations. The company operates approximately 25 stand-alone stores in adjacent states and Colorado, making it a small bit player to Starbucks. (Starbucks has more than 11,000 U.S. locations, but ranks second to Caribou in Minnesota locations, with 130 outlets in the state.)

“Caribou was founded and started in Minneapolis. . . They did a very, very good job of developing and penetrating and satisfying customers before Starbucks even entered the market,” says restaurant analyst Allan Hickok. 2014