Repicci’s Real Italian
Bottom line
- Total investment $84K – $173K including a $36K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 160.0% CAGR over 3 years with 26 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 Repicci’s Real Italian unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
89%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual Italian fast-casual or quick-service restaurants serving pizza, pasta, and traditional Italian dishes. Day-to-day operations include food preparation, staff management, customer service, inventory control, and adherence to Repicci's recipes and operational standards across a protected territory.
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 · 33 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, financially distressed Italian QSR franchise with zero transparency on unit economics and concerning corporate going concern status.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern warning indicates financial distress at corporate level despite modest unit growth
- 02MEDNo Item 19 (average unit volumes/profitability) disclosed — impossible to validate ROI on $84k-$173k investment
- 03MINORFlat $3,600 royalty fee structure is unusual and suggests either unprofitable units or opaque fee model
- 04MED26-unit system is very small with limited brand recognition; survival risk if key locations underperform
- 05MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (typically 10 years), indicating higher franchise turnover 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
49 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Repicci’s Real Italian · FDD (2025) PDF