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FV-01065·MODERATEExcellent81

Godfather's Pizza

Formerly known as Global Property Inspections

Food & Beverage - PizzaFranchising since 1974Website
Investment
$711K – $1.3M
92nd pct Pizza
Avg revenue
46th pct Pizza
Royalty
Units
606
90th pct Pizza
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $711K – $1.3M including a $25K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 56/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 58 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
Godfather’s Pizza, Inc.
Parent company
Godfather’s Pizza, Inc.
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
2808 North 108th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68164
Auditor
Lutz & Company, PC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$23.5M
vs $24.1M 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 Godfather's Pizza 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: restaurant
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $711K–$1.3M
Working capital
$
FDD reports $90K–$200K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

6%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$75K
EBITDA margin
10.0%
Total invested
$1.2M
Payback
188 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 traditional or non-traditional pizza restaurants (delivery, carryout, dine-in) under the Godfather's brand. Day-to-day operations include managing kitchen staff, managing inventory, handling customer orders, marketing locally, and maintaining food safety standards. Non-traditional models may operate in limited formats (kiosks, delivery-only) with lower overhead.

CEO
Ronald B. Gartlan
Founded
1973
FDD year
2025
States available
38

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$711K – $1.3M
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$90K – $200K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$25K
Royalty
Greater of 6.5% of net sales or $350/week for Traditional…
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.5%
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
606
Opened
27
Last reporting year
Closed
21
Turnover rate
3.5%
Company-owned
14
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
98%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+1.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-1.2%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
592+6
Franchised units
2024
586
Franchised units
2025
599
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 20 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
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 20 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
58
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

56
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE56 / 100

Godfather's Pizza presents meaningful risk: stagnant system growth, undisclosed financials, recent labor violations, and high capex with no earnings transparency.

Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORStagnant unit growth (1.0% YoY on 606 units indicates system contraction, not expansion)
  2. 02MINORNo Item 19 disclosure (average revenue and net income withheld — prevents ROI validation)
  3. 03MEDHigh initial investment range ($711k-$1.34M) with no disclosed profit benchmarks to justify cost
  4. 04HIGHRecent labor litigation (2022 FLSA class action settled Aug 2025 for $24k — suggests systemic compliance issues with wage/reimbursement practices)
  5. 05MINORUnprotected territory (franchisees compete directly with other Godfather's locations; no exclusivity)
  6. 06MINORWeak royalty floor ($150-350/week minimum may indicate struggling franchisees below threshold)
  7. 07MINOR5-year term only (shorter commitment period suggests franchisor expects higher turnover)

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Protected territory
No
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
No
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Nebraska

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
47 hrs
On-the-job training
129 hrs

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

82 numbers

Locked
(563) 557-••••
IA
(515) 955-••••
IA
(218) 341-••••
MN

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Godfather's Pizza · FDD (2025) PDF

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