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Fox’s Pizza Den

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 1974Website
Investment
$137K – $425K
9th pct Full Service
Avg revenue
57th pct Full Service
Royalty
Units
198
90th pct Full Service
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $137K – $425K including a $20K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 51/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 199 loans (below the industry average).
  • No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Fox’s Pizza Den, Inc.
Incorporated in
Pennsylvania
HQ
4425 William Penn Hwy., Murrysville, PA 15668
Auditor
Myers, Patsy & Associates, LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$1.3M
vs $1.2M prior year

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 Fox’s Pizza Den unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $137K–$425K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$25K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

39%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$116K
EBITDA margin
15.5%
Total invested
$298K
Payback
31 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate quick-service pizza restaurants, managing food preparation, customer service, delivery logistics, and staff. Daily operations include dough preparation, pizza assembly, oven management, order fulfillment (dine-in, carryout, delivery), inventory control, and local marketing to drive top-line revenue.

CEO
James R. Fox III
Founded
1974
FDD year
2025
States available
19

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$137K – $425K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $25K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$20K
Royalty
$500 per month
Ad fund
1.5%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
1.5%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
198
Opened
8
Last reporting year
Closed
3
Turnover rate
1.5%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+2.6%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+1.5%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
198+5
Franchised units
2024
193
Franchised units
2025
195
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 14 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
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WY
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CO
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OK
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AR
LA
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MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
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GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 14 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
199
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

51
Risk · 0-100
STRONG51 / 100

Fox's Pizza Den shows stagnant growth, opaque financials, and a royalty structure misaligned with franchisee success, suggesting moderate-to-high execution risk without proven unit economics.

Score breakdown · what drove the 51 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORDeclining unit count: 198 units represents only 2.6% YoY growth, indicating stagnation in a mature pizza market
  2. 02MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure: Franchisor refuses to disclose average unit volumes or net income, preventing ROI verification
  3. 03MINORHigh investment-to-royalty ratio: $136,600–$424,500 startup cost against only $500/month royalty suggests weak franchisor support model and reliance on franchise fees for revenue
  4. 04MINORShort 5-year term: Unusually brief renewal cycle creates reinvestment uncertainty and limits long-term planning
  5. 05HIGHMinimal disclosed litigation transparency: No lawsuits disclosed may indicate outdated FDD or inadequate disclosure practices

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Household metrics
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Pennsylvania

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
0 hrs
On-the-job training
70 hrs
POS system
ArrowPOS
Operating tech stack

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

100 numbers

Locked
(724) 588-••••
PA
(301) 334-••••
MD
(313) 878-••••
MI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Fox’s Pizza Den · FDD (2025) PDF

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