Bottom line
- Total investment $290K – $571K including a $30K franchise fee, 4.5% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 169 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 25.0% CAGR over 3 years with 83 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Twist unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
20%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Pizza Twist franchisees operate quick-service or casual pizza restaurants, managing daily operations including food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and staff oversight. Franchisees handle point-of-sale systems, delivery/carryout logistics, and local marketing while adhering to Pizza Twist brand standards and operational manuals.
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 · 25 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
Pizza Twist presents elevated risk due to undisclosed unit economics, stagnant growth, small system size, and ambiguous franchisor stability—unsuitable for risk-averse investors without robust validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (revenue/net income) prevents ROI validation and profitability assessment
- 02MINORAnemic unit growth of 2.7% YoY suggests market saturation, weak recruitment, or franchisee struggles
- 03HIGHGoing Concern flag (False value) is ambiguous but implies potential franchisor financial instability if interpreted as 'not a going concern'
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($289.5K–$571.2K) with unknown average unit volumes creates severe ROI uncertainty
- 05MED83 total units indicates small system with limited economies of scale and higher operational/support risk
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
96 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pizza Twist · FDD (2025) PDF