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Grind Athletics franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Grind Athletics LLC is a fitness franchise with an initial investment ranging from $93,876 to $117,536.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- Risk & red-flag breakdown — what the missing earnings, fees and churn imply.
- 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 Grind Athletics's most recent FDD (registered 2023). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-26277. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
Grind Athletics franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Grind Athletics 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 Grind Athletics — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (many fitness franchisors do disclose), and the full report reads the risk signals Grind Athletics's FDD does contain — fees, litigation, and outlet churn — against peers. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Gym & fitness franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Grind Athletics lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Grind Athletics's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023) 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.
Grind Athletics closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Grind Athletics 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 Grind Athletics'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. Grind Athletics's outlet tables are read directly from the FDD in the full report. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Grind Athletics's churn ranks against fitness peers, are in the full report.
The risk & red-flag breakdown, every figure ranked against fitness peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Grind Athletics?
Grind Athletics's franchise is offered by Grind Athletics LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023), 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 Grind Athletics 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.
Grind Athletics franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Grind Athletics — who is the franchisor?
Grind Athletics's most recently filed FDD (2023) names Grind Athletics 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 Grind Athletics franchise cost?
Grind Athletics's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $93,876 – $117,536, with an initial franchise fee of $30,000. 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 Grind Athletics franchise make?
Grind Athletics makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Grind Athletics at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labour and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Grind Athletics disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Grind Athletics's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing; the report focuses on the verifiable risk signals instead.
Are there lawsuits against Grind Athletics?
No — Grind Athletics's most recently filed FDD (2023) 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 Grind Athletics a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Grind Athletics'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 (absent from 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: Grind Athletics's risk level and what's driving it, what the missing Item 19 earnings imply, 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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