Paulie Gee'sFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Paulie Gee's franchise requires a total initial investment of $255K – $734K, including a $15K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). Verdict grade: F. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $255K – $734K
- 47th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- 59th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 44th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 7
- 29th pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- 0.0%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Quick-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Quick-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Franchised units fell from 5 to 4 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $255K – $734K including a $15K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed. The franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Verdict F (Bottom Quintile) with a risk score of 82/100.
- 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
- Paulie Gee’s Franchising, LLC
- CEO title
- Managing Member and Chief Officer
- Paul Giannone
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- NY
- HQ
- 1374 Clove Road, Staten Island, NY 10301
- Auditor
- Alfred J. Lutfy, CPA
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $246K
- vs $299K prior year
Overview
About
Franchisees operate Paulie Gee's pizza restaurants, focusing on artisanal Neapolitan-style pizza and complementary menu items. Day-to-day operations include managing kitchen staff, overseeing dough fermentation and wood-fired oven production, managing front-of-house service, inventory control, and driving local marketing and community engagement.
- CEO
- Paul Giannone
- Headquarters
- NY
- Founded
- 2012
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 5
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 24 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee (Full-Service Restaurant)not refundable | $15K | $15K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements, Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (Full-Service Restaurant) | $250K | $500K | |
| Lease Deposits - Three Months (Full-Service Restaurant) | $12K | $36K | |
| Signage (Full-Service Restaurant) | $3K | $5K | |
| Computer, Software and Point of Sales System (Full-Service Restaurant) | $5K | $12K | |
| Initial Inventory (Full-Service Restaurant) | $5K | $15K | |
| Utility Deposits (Full-Service Restaurant) | $1K | $2K | |
| Insurance Deposits - Three Months (Full-Service Restaurant) | $5K | $10K | |
| Travel for Initial Training (Full-Service Restaurant) | $2K | $5K | |
| Professional Fees (Full-Service Restaurant) | $15K | $30K | |
| Licenses and Permits (Full-Service Restaurant) | $2K | $4K | |
| Additional Funds - Three Months (Full-Service Restaurant) | $40K | $80K | |
| Initial Franchise Fee (Slice Shop Restaurant)not refundable | $15K | $15K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements, Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (Slice Shop Restaurant) | $150K | $520K | |
| Lease Deposits - Three Months (Slice Shop Restaurant) | $12K | $36K | |
| Signage (Slice Shop Restaurant) | $3K | $5K | |
| Computer, Software and Point of Sales System (Slice Shop Restaurant) | $5K | $12K | |
| Initial Inventory (Slice Shop Restaurant) | $5K | $15K | |
| Utility Deposits (Slice Shop Restaurant) | $1K | $2K | |
| Insurance Deposits - Three Months (Slice Shop Restaurant) | $5K | $10K | |
| Total initial investment | $609K | $1.4M |
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
- $255K – $734K
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $40K – $80K
- Below avg, review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $15K – $15K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $500 |
| Training fee | $300 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $25 |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
vs Quick-Service Restaurants averages
How Paulie Gee's Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 7
- Opened
- 1
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 2
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 71%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 66.7%
- Net growth (yr3)
- +25.0%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +25.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Projected new
- 1
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Ceased ops
- 14.3%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 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.
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
- $305K
- Median loan
- $153K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 100.0%
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 1
- Defaults
- 0
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SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 1 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 1 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 2-year lending trend
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Paulie Gee's presents moderate-to-cautious risk: a micro-franchise with no financial transparency, above-market royalties, high startup variability, and unproven unit economics in an extremely small system.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Alfred J. Lutfy, CPA
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 82 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (avg revenue and net income not disclosed) makes ROI analysis impossible
- 02MINORWide investment range ($254.5K–$734K) suggests high variability in startup costs and unclear cost structure
- 03MEDOnly 7 units with 25% YoY growth is extremely small system size—limited franchisee network for validation and support scalability concerns
- 04MINOR6% royalty for 7 years is above-market for pizza/QSR (typically 4–5%) and reduces profitability in critical early years
- 05MINOR10-year term is shorter than industry standard (typically 15–20 years), creating renewal uncertainty and reinvestment risk
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 5 mi |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Richmond County, New York |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | New York |
| 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
- 15 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 91 hrs
- Training location
- Brooklyn, New York
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
5 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Paulie Gee's · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Paulie Gee's franchise?
The total investment to open a Paulie Gee's franchise ranges from $255K – $734K, with an initial franchise fee of $15K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Paulie Gee's franchise owners earn?
Paulie Gee's 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 Paulie Gee's's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Paulie Gee's (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 Paulie Gee's franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Paulie Gee's has 7 total units in the United States, including 5 franchised units and 2 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Paulie Gee's a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Paulie Gee's as a F-grade franchise with a risk score of 82 out of 100, 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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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.