Antioch Pizza Shop Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Antioch Pizza Shop is a pizza franchise serving pizza and Italian fare for dine-in, carryout, and delivery. Franchisees run the restaurants, managing food prep, delivery, and staffing.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Antioch Pizza Shop franchise requires a total initial investment of $227K – $729K, including a $40K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $227K – $729K
- 9th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Outlet subset
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 7th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 10
- 14th pct Service Resta…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Full-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $227K – $729K including a $40K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSTotal operating revenue per audited Statements of Operations (Wix Franchise, Inc., FYE Dec 31): royalties $277,985, marketing fees $59,932, initial franchise fees $35,000, other operational revenue $130,561 for 2024.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 68/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Wix Franchise, Inc.
- Ultimate parent
- None
- CEO title
- President
- Karen Wicklein
- CEO experience
- 2015 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- IL
- HQ
- 1368 Bayshore Drive, Antioch, Illinois 60002
- Auditor
- Kezos & Dunlavy
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $503K
- vs $380K prior year
Affiliated brands
- Wix Repair
- Wix Pizza
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Karen Wicklein
- Headquarters
- IL
- Founded
- 2015
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 3
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 59% below the typical full-service restaurants franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown24 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee (Dine-In and Take-Out/Delivery)not refundable | $40K | $40K | |
| Training Expenses (Transportation, Lodging, Meals) - Dine-In/Take-Out | $3K | $13K | |
| Real Property (lease of 1,500 or more square feet) - Dine-In/Take-Out | $6K | $17K | |
| Leasehold Improvements - Dine-In/Take-Out | $32K | $362K | |
| Fixtures and Equipment - Dine-In/Take-Out | $105K | $210K | |
| Insurance - Dine-In/Take-Out | $5K | $8K | |
| Inventory - Dine-In/Take-Out | $4K | $6K | |
| Security Deposits, Utility Deposits, Business Licenses and Other Prepaid Expenses - Dine-In/Take-Out | $5K | $8K | |
| Professional Fees - Dine-In/Take-Out | $5K | $21K | |
| Signage - Dine-In/Take-Out | $4K | $7K | |
| Grand Opening Marketing - Dine-In/Take-Out | $3K | $5K | |
| Additional Funds (3 Months) - Dine-In/Take-Out | $16K | $32K | |
| Initial Franchise Fee (Express Restaurant)not refundable | $35K | $35K | |
| Training Expenses (Transportation, Lodging, Meals) - Express | $3K | $8K | |
| Real Property (lease of 1,500 or more square feet) - Express | $6K | $9K | |
| Leasehold Improvements - Express | $17K | $110K | |
| Fixtures and Equipment - Express | $17K | $132K | |
| Insurance - Express | $3K | $7K | |
| Inventory - Express | $3K | $5K | |
| Security Deposits, Utility Deposits, Business Licenses and Other Prepaid Expenses - Express | $3K | $6K | |
| Total initial investment | $335K | $1.1M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $227K – $729K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $16K – $32K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $40K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $129 |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $30K |
| Renewal fee | $6K |
| Inventory (initial) | $4K – $6K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Antioch Pizza Shop did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Antioch Pizza Shop unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
18%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Total operating revenue per audited Statements of Operations (Wix Franchise, Inc., FYE Dec 31): royalties $277,985, marketing fees $59,932, initial franchise fees $35,000, other operational revenue $130,561 for 2024.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 7
- vs category median 18 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $711K→$1.7M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 3 / 10
- vs category median 3 / 10 · typical
Compared against 805 Full-Service Restaurants brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 6.0% — below the Full-Service Restaurants average of 7.6%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Operator retention
Net unit growth of +80.0% over 3 years (2 opened, 1 closed).
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How Antioch Pizza Shop Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 10
- Opened
- 2
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 1
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 11.1%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 90%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +80.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +80.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 5
- Closed (3yr)
- 1
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 4
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 10.0%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Ceased ops
- 10.0%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 3 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- California
- Hawaii
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New York
- North Dakota
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Washington
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 2 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 2
- Loan volume
- $435K
- Median loan
- $190K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (2 loans) — rate not shown below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 2
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Largest disclosed settlement: $168,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kezos & Dunlavy
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 68 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (revenue/net income) prevents ROI validation and profitability assessment
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is False, indicating potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 03MINORWide investment range ($106K–$729K, ~587% spread) suggests inconsistent unit economics or hidden costs
- 04MINOROnly 10 units with 12.5% YoY growth is minimal scale; system shows weak expansion momentum
- 05MEDNo litigation disclosed but small system size limits visibility into franchise relationship disputes
- 06MED5% royalty on undisclosed revenues makes fee burden impossible to evaluate against actual profitability
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 6.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory radius | 5 mi |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 5 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | IL |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 20 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 166 hrs
- Training location
- Antioch, IL or other location designated by franchisor
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 506 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Jolt Software (kitchen management); QuickBooks; approved POS system
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Jolt Software (kitchen management); QuickBooks; approved POS system
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
4 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Antioch Pizza Shop · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Antioch Pizza Shop franchise?
The total investment to open a Antioch Pizza Shop franchise ranges from $227K – $729K, with an initial franchise fee of $40K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Antioch Pizza Shop franchise owners earn?
Antioch Pizza Shop does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Antioch Pizza Shop FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Antioch Pizza Shop FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Antioch Pizza Shop's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Antioch Pizza Shop (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Antioch Pizza Shop franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Antioch Pizza Shop has 10 total units in the United States, including 9 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 2 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Antioch Pizza Shop a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Antioch Pizza Shop as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 68 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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