Uncle Maddio’s Pizza
Bottom line
- Total investment $304K – $779K including a $35K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 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
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 Uncle Maddio’s Pizza unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
19%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Uncle Maddio's franchisees operate fast-casual pizza restaurants where customers customize individual pizzas with fresh toppings, similar to Blaze Pizza or MOD Pizza. Daily operations include food prep, order management, customer service, and inventory control in a QSR environment with moderate labor intensity.
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 · 18 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
Uncle Maddio's presents HIGH RISK due to a collapsing unit count (-21.4%), undisclosed financials, high capital requirements, and insufficient scale to compete in a saturated pizza market.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSystem shrinking rapidly: 21.4% unit decline YoY suggests franchisee failure or brand weakness
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure: Unable to validate revenue/profitability claims; opacity increases risk
- 03MINORHigh capital requirement ($303.5K-$778.8K) with unknown ROI creates significant downside exposure
- 04MINORMinimum royalty floor ($750/month = $9,000/year) creates fixed cost burden even during slow periods
- 05MINOROnly 12 units remaining: Minimal scale limits purchasing power, marketing efficiency, and support infrastructure
- 06MINORPizza category highly competitive with established players (Blaze, MOD, Pizza Hut, Domino's) limiting differentiation
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
27 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Uncle Maddio’s Pizza · FDD (2024) PDF