Grimaldi's Pizzeria franchise
2026 filing · April 23, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Grimaldi's Pizzeria at a glance
A full-service restaurant serving coal-fired brick-oven pizzas, calzones, salads and cheesecakes, with a full bar. At the end of 2025 there were 44 Grimaldi's Pizzeria locations in the US, 4 franchised and 40 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- CBOP Domestic, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Current franchisor selling since
- 2019
- 7 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Scottsdale, Arizona
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $1.45M–$1.95M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 2% to the brand fund
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 2% of gross sales once the fund is set up
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- None
- No exclusive territory
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 44
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 4
- Company-owned
- 40
- Change in 3 years
- +3
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 12
- Most in Texas, Arizona and Nevada
Support and records
- Lawsuits disclosed
- None
- Franchisor revenue, 2025
- $494K
- The company, not one location
- Franchisor net income
- $354K
- Latest filing
- Apr 23, 2026
- 2026 filing
From CBOP Domestic, Inc’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 175; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Grimaldi's Pizzeria among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Grimaldi's Pizzeria | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,699,400 | Costs more than 91% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 44 | More than 62% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $2,056,543 | Higher than 88% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.2× | Lower than 67% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Grimaldi's Pizzeria franchise costs
Opening one Grimaldi's Pizzeria costs an estimated $1,448,800 to $1,950,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: CBOP Domestic, Inc, 2026 filing, page 15
Grimaldi's Pizzeria franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: CBOP Domestic, Inc, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 2% to the brand fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross sales once the fund is set up. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: CBOP Domestic, Inc, 2026 filing, pages 10 and 11
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Grimaldi's Pizzeria publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $2,056,543
- Median sales
- $1,938,783
Yearly figures for 2025, covering franchised restaurants open during 2025 (4 locations). The average is about 1.2 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: CBOP Domestic, Inc, 2026 filing, pages 43–44
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Grimaldi's Pizzeria | Typical pizza brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | 0% / +300% | 0% / −3% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 2.8% / 9.1% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical pizza brand is the median of the 49 brands in pizza franchises with three years of counts.
How Grimaldi's Pizzeria compares
Of the 122 pizza franchises on this site, Grimaldi's Pizzeria is the 116th cheapest to open and the 42nd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Grimaldi's Pizzeria | Typical pizza brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $1.45M | $349K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.95M | $787K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $30K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $2.06M | $1.02M | $794K |
| US locations | 44 | 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 | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 (0) | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 (+3) | 42 | +3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 (0) | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: pizza franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: CBOP Domestic, Inc, 2026 filing, page 45
Where Grimaldi's Pizzeria locations are
At the end of 2025, Grimaldi's Pizzeria had locations in 12 states. The most are in Texas, Arizona and Nevada.
- Texas19
- Arizona6
- Nevada5
- Florida4
- Alabama2
- Iowa2
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Arizona | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Nevada | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Florida | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Alabama | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Iowa | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Idaho | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kansas | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New York | 0 | 1 | 1 |
All 12 states
| South Carolina | 1 |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Source: CBOP Domestic, Inc, 2026 filing, page 46
Who owns Grimaldi's Pizzeria?
Grimaldi's Pizzeria franchises are sold by CBOP Domestic, Inc.
From CBOP Domestic, Inc’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | No bankruptcy of the franchisor. An affiliate restaurant company owned by its chief executive filed a Chapter 11 small-business case in October 2022 during a lease dispute; it was discharged in August 2023 and still operates. |
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: CBOP Domestic, Inc, 2026 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Grimaldi's Pizzeria filings
The figures on this page come from CBOP Domestic, Inc’s 2026 filing, issued April 23, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 23, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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