Dirt Juicery Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Dirt Juicery franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Dirt Juicery discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Item 19 is a franchisee questionnaire requiring acknowledgment of understanding FDD terms and no reliance on undisclosed representations. State-specific carve-outs preserve franchise law protections.
What a Dirt Juicery franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $29,900 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 7% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $161,700 – $270,100 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty, 1% local ad fee. Additional fees: $2,000-$4,000 grand opening ad, $250/mo POS, $5,000 renewal. Non-refundable.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Dirt Juicery system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 2 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
No franchised outlets operating (2022-2024); only 2 company-owned outlets. Zero franchisee history indicates zero failures by design.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Dirt Juicery worth it? — how it compares to 164 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 7% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $161,700 | cheaper than most (median $481,500) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 85% of quick service restaurants franchises |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.3%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every quick service restaurants franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Dirt Juicery
The franchisor's framing: Item 19 is a franchisee questionnaire requiring acknowledgment of understanding FDD terms … We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Dirt Juicery franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Dirt Juicery franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $161,700–$270,100, including a $29,900 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Dirt Juicery franchise owners make?
- Item 19 is a franchisee questionnaire requiring acknowledgment of understanding FDD terms and no reliance on undisclosed representations. State-specific carve-outs preserve franchise law protections. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Dirt Juicery franchise fees?
- Dirt Juicery's FDD discloses a $29,900 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 7% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty, 1% local ad fee. Additional fees: $2,000-$4,000 grand opening ad, $250/mo POS, $5,000 renewal. Non-refundable.
- What is the Dirt Juicery franchise profit margin?
- Dirt Juicery does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Item 19 is a franchisee questionnaire requiring acknowledgment of understanding FDD terms and no reliance on undisclosed representations. State-specific carve-outs preserve franchise law protections. Recurring fees alone take about 7% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Dirt Juicery franchise failure rate?
- No franchised outlets operating (2022-2024); only 2 company-owned outlets. Zero franchisee history indicates zero failures by design.
- How many Dirt Juicery locations are there?
- Dirt Juicery's FDD reports 2 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Dirt Juicery have complaints or lawsuits?
- Dirt Juicery discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Dirt Juicery franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Dirt Juicery scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 7% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Dirt Juicery or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.