Bottom line
- Total investment $149K – $401K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- 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 Dripology unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
50%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Dripology franchisees operate specialty beverage (likely cold brew coffee or infused drink) retail locations, handling daily operations including product preparation, customer service, inventory management, and point-of-sale transactions. Daily responsibilities include managing small-format retail spaces, preparing branded beverages to specification, and driving local marketing and foot traffic.
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 · 18 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Dripology presents HIGH RISK due to a non-existent franchise system (1 unit), absent financial disclosures, questionable corporate going concern, and inability to model realistic returns on a $149k-$400k investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchised unit in system indicates minimal proven model or severe market rejection
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (average revenue/income disclosure) provided — cannot validate return on $149k-$400k investment
- 03HIGHGoing concern status is False, suggesting potential corporate financial instability or viability questions
- 04MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenues makes ROI projection impossible; high initial investment without revenue benchmarks
- 05MINORSingle unit suggests franchise is either brand new, failing, or both — extreme execution risk
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Dripology · FDD (2025) PDF