Dutch Bros Inc

General Macroeconomic Uncertainties

As a retailer that is dependent upon consumer discretionary spending, our results of operations are sensitive to changes in macroeconomic conditions. Inflation may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Our customers may have or in the future may have less money available for discretionary purchases and may reduce or stop their purchases of our products.

On a macro level, conditions, including changes in interest rates, inflation, bank failures and other events affecting financial institutions, geopolitical conflicts (such as the Russia-Ukraine war, the state of war between Israel and Hamas, and the risk of larger regional conflicts), and significant weather events (such as the recent wildfires in California), have created significant uncertainty in the global economy. While we are not able to fully predict the potential impacts of these conditions, we do not currently believe any potential impacts of these macroeconomic conditions would be material to our business.

Minimum Wage Increases

We continued to experience the effects of legislated minimum wage increases that took effect in 2024 in certain states. We expect these pressures to continue to affect our operating results in the foreseeable future. For example, California’s minimum wage increased to $20 per hour effective April 2024 for covered employees in our industry. Additionally, several other states that we operate in have increased their minimum wage requirements in 2025. While these pressures have impacted our operating results, we have taken measures to gradually increase our menu prices, adjust our Dutch Rewards loyalty program, and make operating adjustments that increase productivity to help offset them. Menu price increases may lead to decreases in consumer demand. We will continue to evaluate further pricing actions to protect our operating results, however, if there is a time lag between increasing costs and our ability to increase menu prices or take other action in response, or if we choose not to pass on the cost increases by increasing menu prices, our operating results could be negatively affected.