Brixx Wood Fired Pizza
Formerly known as Affiliate
Bottom line
- Total investment $988K – $1.6M including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.7M/year (median $1.7M).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 7 loans (below the industry average).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Brixx Wood Fired Pizza unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
21%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Brixx Wood Fired Pizza units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
33.3%
4.20× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.43×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$6.0M
on $15.7M purchase
Total debt
$9.7M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate upscale wood-fired pizza restaurants, managing daily kitchen operations, food preparation, staff supervision, and customer service in a dine-in/takeout environment. The business model emphasizes premium ingredients and authentic Italian pizza-making techniques with wood-burning ovens as the centerpiece.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 19 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 phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
High-cost pizza franchise with undisclosed profitability metrics and franchisor financial concerns presents significant investment risk despite solid average revenues.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Net Income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation despite $1.75M average revenue
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates potential financial distress or structural issues at franchisor level
- 03MINORSmall unit count (19 locations) with unknown growth trajectory suggests stalled expansion
- 04MINORHigh capital requirement ($987K-$1.58M) paired with opaque profitability is extremely risky
- 05HIGHNo litigation disclosure doesn't confirm safety; may indicate reporting gaps in FDD
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
32 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza · FDD (2026) PDF