Bottom line
- Total investment $204K – $592K including a $39K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 6 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Pizza Schmizza unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service or casual pizza restaurants under the Pizza Schmizza brand. Day-to-day operations include food prep, customer service, inventory management, and marketing. Franchisees manage P&L and staffing while paying the greater of $150/week or 6% of gross sales as royalties to the franchisor.
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 · 22 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
Small pizza franchise with zero financial transparency, unprotected territories, and minimal system scale creates elevated risk of poor unit economics and limited franchisor support.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — impossible to validate ROI claims or benchmark profitability
- 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; multiple franchisees could cannibalize each other's revenue in same area
- 03MEDTiny system of only 16 units with unknown growth trajectory suggests weak brand recognition and limited support infrastructure
- 04MINORBroad investment range ($203.5K–$591.5K) indicates highly variable startup costs and unclear what drives differences
- 05MINORRoyalty floor of $150/week ($7,800/year) creates fixed burden even if revenue is low; at $300K revenue, 6% royalty = $18K/year total
- 06MINOR10-year term is long commitment given unproven growth and small unit count — difficult to exit if franchise underperforms
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
29 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pizza Schmizza · FDD (2026) PDF