Dippin’ Dots®
Formerly known as Digital Doc
Bottom line
- Total investment $79K – $399K including a $15K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 5 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Dippin’ Dots® unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
24%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate Dippin' Dots retail locations (kiosks, carts, or storefronts) selling flash-frozen beaded ice cream products. Day-to-day operations include managing inventory, serving customers, maintaining equipment, and tracking per-unit/per-bag royalty payments on both bulk and pre-packaged products sold.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 23 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Dippin' Dots presents caution-level risk due to undisclosed financials, modest growth trajectory, territorial vulnerability, and opaque royalty mechanics that obscure true profitability potential.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue/net income not provided) prevents proper ROI analysis
- 02MEDSlow unit growth of 5.7% YoY with only 260 locations suggests limited market expansion and potential market saturation
- 03MINORUnprotected territory creates risk of internal brand cannibalization and direct franchisee competition
- 04MINORComplex royalty structure (per-bag bulk + per-unit pre-pack + 6% ancillary) lacks transparency on total cost of goods sold impact
- 05MINORWide investment range ($79K-$398K, 5x spread) indicates inconsistent unit economics and unclear cost allocation
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
79 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Dippin’ Dots® · FDD (2025) PDF