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Rocky Rococo Pizza and Pasta

Food & Beverage - PizzaFranchising since 1995Website
Investment
$211K – $706K
34th pct Pizza
Avg revenue
46th pct Pizza
Royalty
5.0%
22nd pct Pizza
Units
31
44th pct Pizza
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $211K – $706K including a $25K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 5 loans (below the industry average).
  • 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
Rococo Franchise Corporation
Incorporated in
Wisconsin
HQ
105 East Wisconsin Avenue, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 53066
Auditor
Vrakas, S.C.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$1.4M
vs $1.2M prior year

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 Rocky Rococo Pizza and Pasta unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restaurant
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $211K–$706K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$20K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

19%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$92K
EBITDA margin
12.3%
Total invested
$473K
Payback
62 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate quick-service pizza and pasta restaurants, managing food preparation, customer service, inventory, and staffing. Day-to-day operations include managing dine-in/takeout service, coordinating with suppliers, handling cash flow, and maintaining brand standards across menu offerings and restaurant cleanliness.

CEO
Thomas R. Hester
Founded
1995
FDD year
2025
States available
2

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$211K – $706K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $20K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$25K
Royalty
5.0%
percentage of gross sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
0.8%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
5.8%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
31
Opened
3
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
7
Corporate units in the system
2023
24±0
Franchised units
2024
24
Franchised units
2025
24
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 12 · 2 states reported

The Territory Map

FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.

2

states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
5
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

64
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE64 / 100

Rocky Rococo presents material risk due to missing financial performance data, unknown system size, potential corporate instability, and lack of transparency on unit economics.

Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed (Item 19 missing) — impossible to assess profitability or ROI
  2. 02MINORUnknown unit count and growth trajectory — cannot evaluate system health or market saturation
  3. 03MINORWide investment range ($211k-$705k) suggests inconsistent buildout costs or unclear financial planning
  4. 04HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability or restructuring at corporate level
  5. 05MINORTiered royalty structure (5% vs 3.5%) indicates many franchisees likely fall below $425k sales threshold
  6. 06MEDNo franchise term disclosed — uncertain about renewal risk, termination clauses, or long-term commitment security

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
15 years
Renewal term
15 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
1 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Wisconsin

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
0 hrs
On-the-job training
164 hrs
POS system
Point-of-sale system
Operating tech stack

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

10 numbers

Locked
(608) 784-••••
WI
(608) 784-••••
WI
(920) 922-••••
WI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Rocky Rococo Pizza and Pasta · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above