Freshslice Pizza franchise
2025 filing · April 22, 2025Shares sales figures
Freshslice Pizza at a glance
A pizza restaurant selling pizza by the slice and whole pies for take-out and delivery.
The business
- Franchisor
- Freshslice USA LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2023
- 2 years of selling franchises
- Typical size
- 600–1,600 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $235K–$511K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $55,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- No royalty on core menu
- No royalty on the core menu; 10% of gross sales on approved items sold outside it, paid every two weeks
- Brand fund
- None now
- No brand fund
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- $2,500 - $5,000 per year, each year during the renewal term
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 0
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 0
From Freshslice USA LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Freshslice Pizza among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Freshslice Pizza | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $373,220 | Costs more than 52% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $55,000 | Higher than 82% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 0 | Fewer than 97% of franchises |
How much a Freshslice Pizza franchise costs
Opening one Freshslice Pizza costs an estimated $235,490 to $510,950. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are equipment, fixtures, and leasehold improvements ($113,000 to $308,000) and additional funds—3 months ($12,000 to $30,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remarks License Fee | $25,000 | ||
| Training Fee | $10,000 | ||
| Site Analysis & Lease Negotiation Fee | $10,000 | ||
| Administration Fee | $10,000 | ||
| Consulting and Inspection Fee | $15,000 | ||
| Lease Admin Charge (if required by landlord or landlord’s lawyer) | $250 | $10,000 | |
| Leasing of Premises (per month) | $2,500 | $14,000 | |
| Travel, Lodging, Food and Auto Rental for Training | $250 | $3,500 | |
| Remarks Deposit for Lease | $5,000 | $15,000 | |
| Equipment, fixtures, and leasehold improvements | $113,000 | $308,000 | |
| Signage | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| POS system | $5,940 | $7,000 | |
| POS fee (3 months) | $750 | ||
| Inventory and Supplies | $5,000 | $12,000 | |
| Insurance | $800 | $1,200 | |
| Licenses | $3,000 | $10,000 | |
| Utilities | $1,000 | $1,500 | |
| Remarks Grand opening | $10,000 | ||
| Professional Fees (lawyers, accountants, business advisors) | $1,000 | $8,000 | |
| Additional funds—3 months | $12,000 | $30,000 | |
| Total | $235,490 | $510,950 | |
Source: Freshslice USA LLC, 2025 filing, page 21
Freshslice Pizza franchise fee
The franchise fee is $55,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Freshslice USA LLC, 2025 filing, page 16
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | No royalty on the core menu; 10% of gross sales on approved items sold outside it, paid every two weeks. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | No brand fund |
| Renewal Fee | $2,500 - $5,000 per year, each year during the renewal term |
| Training Fee | $10,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Freshslice USA LLC, 2025 filing, pages 17 and 35
Other fees as filed, from pages 18–21. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Freshslice Pizza publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Freshslice USA LLC, 2025 filing, page 51
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $640K–$1.2M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Freshslice Pizza compares
Of the 122 pizza franchises on this site, Freshslice Pizza is the 34th cheapest to open and the 110th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Freshslice Pizza | Typical pizza brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $235K | $349K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $511K | $787K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $55K | $30K | $40K |
| US locations | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. Counts are U.S. outlets.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: pizza franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Freshslice USA LLC, 2025 filing, page 54
Who owns Freshslice Pizza?
Freshslice Pizza franchises are sold by Freshslice USA LLC.
From Freshslice USA LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 9–16. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Freshslice USA LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on pages 9–16, bankruptcy on page 16
Freshslice Pizza filings
The figures on this page come from Freshslice USA LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 22, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 22, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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