Lazzara's Pizza franchise
2025 filing · January 8, 2025Shares sales figures
Lazzara's Pizza at a glance
A pizzeria serving thin-crust square pizza with appetizers, pasta, entrees and desserts. At the end of 2024 there were 1 Lazzara's Pizza locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Lazzara Franchising LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 2,500–3,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $378K–$925K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross revenues, paid twice a month, plus 1% to the brand fund (up to 2%)
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross revenue, paid with the royalty; it can rise to 2%
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 20% of the then-current franchise fee
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
Support and records
From Lazzara Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Lazzara's Pizza among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Lazzara's Pizza | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $651,500 | Costs more than 73% 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 | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Lazzara's Pizza franchise costs
Opening one Lazzara's Pizza costs an estimated $377,750 to $925,250. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Lazzara Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 15
Lazzara's Pizza franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Lazzara Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross revenues, paid twice a month, plus 1% to the brand fund (up to 2%). |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross revenue, paid with the royalty; it can rise to 2%. |
| Renewal Fee | 20% of the then-current franchise fee |
| Local Marketing Requirement | 1% of Gross Revenues |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Lazzara Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from pages 11–12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Lazzara's Pizza publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Lazzara Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 42
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $920K–$1.6M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Lazzara's Pizza compares
Of the 122 pizza franchises on this site, Lazzara's Pizza is the 67th cheapest to open and the 108th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Lazzara's Pizza | Typical pizza brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $378K | $349K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $925K | $787K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $30K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 1.9% | 2% |
| US locations | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: Lazzara Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 45
Who owns Lazzara's Pizza?
Lazzara's Pizza franchises are sold by Lazzara Franchising LLC.
From Lazzara Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| 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: Lazzara Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 10
Lazzara's Pizza filings
The figures on this page come from Lazzara Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing, issued January 8, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | January 8, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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