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Doc Popcorn franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Growing network
Doc Popcorn is a food and beverage franchise with 79 outlets, experiencing a net growth of 3 units last year.
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Figures above are as disclosed in Doc Popcorn's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 641673 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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Doc Popcorn franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Doc Popcorn does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Doc Popcorn — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (42% of food & beverage franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Doc Popcorn's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Food & beverage franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Doc Popcorn lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Doc Popcorn's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Doc Popcorn closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Doc Popcorn will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Doc Popcorn's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a food & beverage of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Doc Popcorn's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 1.3%, against a food & beverage median of 3.3% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +3 to 79 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Doc Popcorn?
Doc Popcorn's franchise is offered by Doc Popcorn Franchising, L.L.C. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Other food & beverage franchises
Anyone weighing Doc Popcorn is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Doc Popcorn franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Doc Popcorn — who is the franchisor?
Doc Popcorn's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Doc Popcorn Franchising, L.L.C. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Doc Popcorn franchise cost?
Doc Popcorn's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at a range disclosed in Item 7, with an initial franchise fee of $15,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote.
How much profit does a Doc Popcorn franchise make?
Doc Popcorn makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Doc Popcorn at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Doc Popcorn disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Doc Popcorn's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 42% of food & beverage franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Doc Popcorn?
No — Doc Popcorn's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Doc Popcorn a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Doc Popcorn's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against food & beverage peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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