Pizzeria Uno
Formerly known as Uno Pizzeria & Grill
Bottom line
- Total investment $1.2M – $2.5M including a $40K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $2.3M/year (median $2.1M).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 18 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -26.7% 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 Pizzeria Uno unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
18%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Pizzeria Uno units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
29.2%
3.59× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.77×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$9.4M
on $20.6M purchase
Total debt
$11.2M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual-dining pizzeria restaurants serving pizza, Italian-American cuisine, and beverages. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing front-of-house and kitchen operations, staffing, food cost management, inventory control, and customer service across full-service and takeout/delivery channels.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 16 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
Pizzeria Uno is a contracting franchise system with opaque profitability, high capital requirements, and no territory protection — indicating elevated risk of unit closures and franchisee failure.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSevere unit decline of 23.3% YoY (from ~69 to 53 units) indicates systemic franchisee distress or brand deterioration
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — cannot assess actual profitability despite $2.3M average revenue
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($1.2M–$2.5M) paired with declining unit count creates severe recoupment risk
- 04MINORNo protected territory means franchisees compete with each other and company-owned locations
- 05MINORMinimum monthly royalty (amount unspecified) plus 5% of gross sales creates fixed cost burden during revenue downturns
- 06MED10-year term locks franchisee into contract while system contracts; limited exit flexibility
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
23 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pizzeria Uno · FDD (2025) PDF