Based on our 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the top 33% of all Pizza Factory restaurants have an average gross sales range of $965k – $2.08 million. For more questions about Pizza Factory franchisee financial performance, please consult our Franchise Disclosure Document— contact us to request a copy.
The approval process time varies and is partially dependent on how fast or slow you want to go through the discovery process. Click here to see the entire path to ownership.
Once you sign your franchise agreement, you’ll start looking for site options. Once your site has been reviewed and accepted by Pizza Factory, the construction to opening day timeline varies based on the amount of work the site needs. On average it could take between six and 12 months.
You will hire an architect and contractor to build your store. We will approve design and construction plans before you begin work.
Pizza Factory offers flexible build options from Fast Casual Dine-in restaurants to Quick Service Express models for seamless delivery and carryout orders. Single and multi-unit opportunities are available. Here is more information on our various formats.
We will provide you with an equipment list with specs, and review and approve all construction plans before beginning work. If there is existing equipment, you can submit it to our team for review.
Right now, we are focused on franchise development. You can contact our franchise sales team via our web form to learn about locations for sale.
The average cost of goods is 28.8% of gross sales based on our 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, but it is dependent on each restaurant.
You must offer and sell only those foods, ingredients, beverages (other than beer and wine), and any other items of any nature whatsoever that have been designated and approved by us, and you may not offer and/or sell any other items or provide any other service.
Franchisees have access to our in-house advertising team, agency partners and our marketing portal, which has flyers, banners, social media imagery, and more to help market their Pizza Factory.
Our operations team hosts regular store check-ins to ensure that processes are being properly followed and tests products’ quality.
The average cost of opening a Pizza Factory location is dependent on many factors, including format, square footage, TI monies, incentives, conversion opportunities, etc. However, the total investment averages between $274,000 to $630,000.
The standard franchise fee for a Pizza Factory franchise location is $20,000. Our royalty fee is 5% and our advertising fee is 3%.
Don’t meet the criteria? We can connect you with several lending groups that work with our franchisees and who can educate you on your financial options including SBA and Retirement Account Rollover.
First and foremost, Pizza Factory is well aligned with its franchisees. In fact, our CEO Mary Jane Riva is a Pizza Factory multi-unit franchisee herself. We get the business, know the operations, and will always consider what’s best for your bottom line. Plus, our family culture and community involvement are prevalent in every aspect of our business. We take great pride in the ingredients we serve and are committed to never using frozen products, only 100% real hand-shredded mozzarella, hand-tossed dough made fresh in store daily, homemade meat sauce and meatballs made from scratch in our stores, we have strong vendor relationships which means no markups to you on our products. We offer our franchisees larger territories with lower start-up costs than many similar franchises. Click here to learn more about what makes us Awesome.
Yes, many of our franchisees are owner-operators and enjoy interacting with and serving their community daily. We also have several multi-unit operators that successfully employ general managers to run the day-to-day operations.
Yes, we may have opportunities available to acquire existing restaurants. Inquire to learn more about current opportunities.
We believe in setting up our franchisees for success. That’s why we offer a robust training program, which includes four days at a test kitchen, and three weeks at a training store, to help you and your team master the business.
All Pizza Factory locations use SpeedLine POS system to help our restaurants run smoothly and optimize the process for franchisees and store teams.
We are proud to offer veterans of the military a 25% discount on our franchise fee. Click here to learn more about why Pizza Factory is a great business for veterans.