Franchise opportunities compared

    green and the grain franchising vs Melt n Dip Franchising LLC

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

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    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Only green and the grain franchising has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
    Disclosuregreen and the grain franchisingMelt n Dip Franchising LLC
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $402,000 – $1,397,000
    Total single Restaurant investment lower estimate
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15
    $345,050
    Estimated Total — $345050
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $6.00
    Monthly royalty on Gross Revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9
    $5.00
    Royalty Fee 1 — 5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $6.00
    Maximum increased Brand Fund contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    6
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45
    13
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +0
    Calculated: 6 at end of 2023 → 6 at end of 2025
    +7
    Calculated: 6 at end of 2023 → 13 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Location A opened 1/20/2018
    $1,996,629
    other Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Location D opened 7/13/2015
    $908,165
    other Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All six locations
    $1,242,154
    other Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    +10 more groups in the full report
    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.