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Dumpster Dudez

OtherFranchising since 2019Website
Investment
$358K – $439K
80th pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
7.0%
33rd pct Other
Units
55
66th pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $358K – $439K including a $40K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
  • 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 8 loans (below the industry average).
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Dumpster Dudez Franchising LLC
Incorporated in
Pennsylvania
HQ
5501 E Lorane Road, Reading, Pennsylvania 19606
Auditor
Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$610K
vs $1.4M prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2026
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 Dumpster Dudez unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $358K–$439K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $25K–$35K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

28%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$120K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$429K
Payback
43 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate dumpster rental and waste management services, handling customer acquisition, scheduling, logistics, and on-site placement/pickup of commercial and residential dumpsters. Day-to-day operations include dispatch coordination, customer service, and fleet maintenance across a protected territory.

CEO
Dustin Kiene
Founded
2018
FDD year
2026
States available
25

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$358K – $439K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$25K – $35K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$40K
Royalty
7.0%
Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
0.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
55
Opened
24
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
1.8%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
98%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
7.1%
Net growth (yr3)
+74.2%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+200.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
54+23
Franchised units
2025
31
Franchised units
2026
18
Franchised units

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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 23 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
8
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

52
Risk · 0-100
STRONG52 / 100

Dumpster Dudez shows aggressive growth but lacks financial transparency; the absence of disclosed average revenues and net income for a 55-unit system makes ROI validation impossible and suggests either weak performance or deliberate opacity.

Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDAverage revenue and net income not disclosed in FDD — inability to validate ROI or typical unit economics
  2. 02MINORHigh initial investment ($358k-$439k) with no published average revenue benchmarks creates significant blind spot for prospective franchisees
  3. 03MINORRapid unit growth (74.2% YoY) may indicate aggressive recruitment over sustainable operations — requires validation of unit quality and franchisee satisfaction
  4. 04MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation published — franchisor not disclosing typical earnings data despite mature system (55 units)

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip code based
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Pennsylvania

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
12 hrs
On-the-job training
12 hrs
POS system
QuickBooks
Operating tech stack

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

53 numbers

Locked
(904) 999-••••
FL
(859) 346-••••
IN
(703) 244-••••
TN

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FDD download

Dumpster Dudez · FDD (2026) PDF

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