Salvatore’s Old Fashioned Pizzeria
Bottom line
- Total investment $76K – $634K including a $20K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100.
- 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
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 Salvatore’s Old Fashioned Pizzeria unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
26%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual pizza restaurants serving traditional Old Fashioned style pizza and related Italian menu items. Day-to-day responsibilities include food preparation, customer service, staff management, inventory control, and local marketing to drive foot traffic and delivery orders.
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 · 7 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
This is a small, slow-growth pizza franchise with undisclosed financials, an ambiguous going concern status, and a royalty model that may disproportionately burden underperforming locations—proceed only after thorough franchisee verification.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure - cannot validate profitability claims or average unit economics
- 02MINORMinimal system growth (3.2% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee satisfaction issues
- 03MINORWide investment range ($76K-$634K) indicates inconsistent unit models or hidden cost variables
- 04MINORRoyalty structure heavily favors franchisor on low-revenue units ($1,000/month floor may exceed 2% on struggling locations)
- 05HIGHGoing Concern = False status is ambiguous and concerning - requires clarification on financial stability
- 06MEDOnly 32 units is a small system with limited support infrastructure and economies of scale
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
39 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Salvatore’s Old Fashioned Pizzeria · FDD (2025) PDF