Hot Stuff Pizza / Hot Stuff Kitchen
Formerly known as Orion Food Systems
Bottom line
- Total investment $63K – $173K including a $0 franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 71/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 7 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -16.7% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Hot Stuff Pizza / Hot Stuff Kitchen unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
67%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Hot Stuff Pizza franchisees operate quick-service or casual pizza restaurants, managing daily food prep, customer service, delivery logistics, and staffing. Operators handle order fulfillment, quality control, and local marketing with minimal ongoing franchisor fees or support infrastructure.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
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
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 12 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
Hot Stuff Pizza presents HIGH RISK due to system contraction, missing financial performance data, lack of territorial protection, and unclear franchisor financial health, despite low entry cost.
Score breakdown · what drove the 71 / 100 rating
- 01MINORSystem declining 8.6% YoY with 752 units suggesting market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINORNo financial disclosure (Item 19) — average revenue and net income not provided, making ROI assessment impossible
- 03MINORZero franchise fee with no royalties is unusual and may indicate weak franchisor support model or inability to enforce standards
- 04MINORNo protected territory combined with declining unit count creates oversaturation risk and direct franchisee competition
- 05MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years), limiting franchisee ability to recoup $63K-$173K investment
- 06HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — ambiguous language suggesting potential financial instability of franchisor
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
99 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Hot Stuff Pizza / Hot Stuff Kitchen · FDD (2024) PDF