Seasons Pizza
Bottom line
- Total investment $498K – $818K including a $30K 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 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -13.3% 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 Seasons Pizza unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
14%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate fast-casual or quick-service pizza restaurants under the Seasons Pizza brand, managing daily food preparation, customer service, inventory, staffing, and marketing within a protected territory. They pay a $30,000 franchise fee upfront and contribute 5% of all gross receipts to the franchisor while adhering to operational standards and supply chain requirements.
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 · 4 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
Seasons Pizza presents significant caution-level risk: a contracting 25-unit system with prior regulatory violations, no disclosed unit economics, and high capital requirements relative to unknown profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 7.1% YoY (25 units) — shrinking franchise system signals weak unit economics or poor franchisor support
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure — cannot validate if $497.5K-$817.5K investment generates acceptable returns
- 03MED2014 Maryland Securities Commissioner Consent Order for Franchise Law violations — indicates regulatory compliance issues and potential governance problems
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($497.5K-$817.5K) combined with undisclosed profitability creates asymmetric risk for franchisee
- 05MINOR5% royalty on gross receipts (not net) compounds margin pressure in low-margin QSR segment
- 06MINOR10-year term is long given system contraction and lack of transparent unit economics
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Seasons Pizza · FDD (2025) PDF