D'Avolio franchise
2022 filing · April 14, 2022Shares sales figures
D'Avolio at a glance
A restaurant serving pizzas, salads, sandwiches and antipasti, with a shop selling olive oils, vinegars and spices. At the end of 2021 there were 2 D'Avolio locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- D'Avolio Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $152K–$286K
- A D'Avolio restaurant and shop
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross revenues, paid monthly, plus 1% to the national advertising fund
Where it is
- US locations, 2021
- 2
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 2
Support and records
- Latest filing
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2022 filing
From D'Avolio Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
D'Avolio among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | D'Avolio | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $218,950 | Costs less than 67% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 2 | Fewer than 82% of franchises |
How much a D'Avolio franchise costs
Opening a D'Avolio restaurant and shop costs an estimated $151,900 to $286,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: D'Avolio Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 17
D'Avolio franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: D'Avolio Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 8
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross revenues, paid monthly, plus 1% to the national advertising fund. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: D'Avolio Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 10
Sales and earnings
Shares figures D'Avolio publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: D'Avolio Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 53
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $480K–$840K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How D'Avolio compares
Of the 122 pizza franchises on this site, D'Avolio is the 17th cheapest to open and the 101st largest by number of locations.
| Figure | D'Avolio | Typical pizza brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $152K | $349K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $286K | $787K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $30K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 2 | 26 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 63 of 122 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 122 brands in pizza franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 (0) | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 (0) | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 2 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. The company counts leave out a banquet center, kitchen and retail shop run by the founders' company.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: pizza franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: D'Avolio Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, pages 54–55
Who owns D'Avolio?
D'Avolio franchises are sold by D'Avolio Franchising, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From D'Avolio Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing, page 6.
D'Avolio filings
The figures on this page come from D'Avolio Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing, issued April 14, 2022, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 filing | April 14, 2022 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2019–2021 |
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