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Melt N Dip franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk
What Melt N Dip's most recent Franchise Disclosure Document says about the money, the litigation, and the franchisee churn — before you wire a five- or six-figure franchise fee.
Everything below is free, read straight off Melt N Dip's registered filing, with where the numbers land against category peers. Weighing Melt N Dip against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Melt N Dip's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 35204-202601-06 — check it yourself. See every other Minnesota-registered franchise.
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Melt N Dip franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Melt N Dip 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 Melt N Dip — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing; the fees, litigation and outlet churn Melt N Dip's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Other franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Melt N Dip lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Melt N Dip's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) 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.
Melt N Dip closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Melt N Dip 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 Melt N Dip's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a franchise 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. Melt N Dip's outlet tables did not machine-read cleanly; Item 20 of the source FDD has them.
Franchises at a similar investment level at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Melt N Dip 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.
Melt N Dip franchise — frequently asked
How much does a Melt N Dip franchise cost?
Melt N Dip's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $373,050 – $455,350, with an initial franchise fee of $50,000. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against category peers it sits in the lower quartile (median $227,750).
How much profit does a Melt N Dip franchise make?
Melt N Dip makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Melt N Dip 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 Melt N Dip disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Melt N Dip's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing.
Are there lawsuits against Melt N Dip?
No — Melt N Dip's most recently filed FDD (2025) 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 Melt N Dip a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Melt N Dip's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against category 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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