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Dill Dinkers franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Dill Dinkers Franchising, LLC offers a fitness franchise opportunity in the pickleball sector, with an initial investment ranging from $425,815 to $922,811.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against fitness peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in Dill Dinkers's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-33387. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a Dill Dinkers franchise make?
Dill Dinkers is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The average revenue Dill Dinkers reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against fitness peers are in the full report. See every fitness brand that discloses earnings in the Gym & fitness franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Dill Dinkers franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Dill Dinkers's 8% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Dill Dinkers franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Dill Dinkers franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets Dill Dinkers's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
Dill Dinkers lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Dill Dinkers'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.
Dill Dinkers closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Dill Dinkers 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 Dill Dinkers's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a fitness 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. Dill Dinkers reports no franchised units open yet — there is no operating track record to churn. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Dill Dinkers's churn ranks against fitness peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against fitness peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Dill Dinkers?
Dill Dinkers's franchise is offered by Dill Dinkers Franchising, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Fitness franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Dill Dinkers 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.
Dill Dinkers franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Dill Dinkers — who is the franchisor?
Dill Dinkers's most recently filed FDD (2025) names Dill Dinkers Franchising, LLC 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 Dill Dinkers franchise cost?
Dill Dinkers's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $425,815 – $922,811, with an initial franchise fee of $50,000 and a 8% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against fitness peers.
How much profit does a Dill Dinkers franchise make?
Dill Dinkers discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (8% of gross for Dill Dinkers), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Dill Dinkers franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does Dill Dinkers disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Dill Dinkers reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against fitness peers.
Are there lawsuits against Dill Dinkers?
No — Dill Dinkers'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 Dill Dinkers a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Dill Dinkers's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against fitness peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Dill Dinkers's risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against fitness peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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