Maggiano's Little Italy franchise
2024 filing · September 20, 2024
Maggiano's Little Italy at a glance
A full-service Italian-American restaurant with a "Little Italy" atmosphere and a full bar. At the end of its 2024 fiscal year there were 52 Maggiano's Little Italy locations in the US, 2 franchised and 50 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2017
- 7 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Dallas, Texas
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $4.84M–$6.97M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- $3,500 for each year of the agreement; $35,000 for a 10-year term.
- Royalty
- 1.25% plus 3.75%
- 1.25% of gross sales plus a 3.75% technical services fee, paid monthly
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 52
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 2
- Company-owned
- 50
- Change in 2 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 1
- Most in Texas
From Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P’s 2024 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Maggiano's Little Italy among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Maggiano's Little Italy | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $5,910,000 | Costs more than 97% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 52 | More than 65% of franchises |
How much a Maggiano's Little Italy franchise costs
Opening one Maggiano's Little Italy costs an estimated $4,845,000 to $6,975,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are construction costs ($3,100,000 to $3,900,000) and additional funds(3 months) ($525,000 to $750,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $35,000 | ||
| Pre-Construction | $190,000 | $300,000 | |
| Construction Costs | $3,100,000 | $3,900,000 | |
| Site Work | $65,000 | $390,000 | |
| Exterior Signage | $30,000 | $80,000 | |
| Furniture/Fixtures/Sound System/TVs | $190,000 | $250,000 | |
| Kitchen/Bar Equipment | $250,000 | $415,000 | |
| Initial Training | $60,000 | $350,000 | |
| Opening Team Costs | $120,000 | $160,000 | |
| Inventory | $75,000 | $100,000 | |
| Bar/Kitchen Accessories | $115,000 | $130,000 | |
| Computer POS System/Kitchen display system/Installation | $90,000 | $115,000 | |
| Additional Funds(3 months) | $525,000 | $750,000 | |
| Total | $4,845,000 | $6,975,000 | |
Source: Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P, 2024 filing, page 23
Maggiano's Little Italy franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000, $3,500 for each year of the agreement; $35,000 for a 10-year term.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P, 2024 filing, page 25
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 1.25% of gross sales plus a 3.75% technical services fee, paid monthly. |
|---|---|
| Replacement and Supplemental Training | Currently, $4,000, plus costs of your personnel attending training |
| Local Advertising Program (LAP) Fee | Minimum - 1% of Gross Sales for airport locations |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P, 2024 filing, page 16
Other fees as filed, from pages 17–18. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Maggiano's Little Italy does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P, 2024 filing, page 50
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $3.6M–$6.3M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Maggiano's Little Italy compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Maggiano's Little Italy is the 811th cheapest to open and the 206th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Maggiano's Little Italy | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $4.84M | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $6.97M | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $35K | $40K |
| US locations | 52 | 14 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 0% | 4.9% | – |
| Change in franchised locations, 2 yrs | 0% | +1.8% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 474 of 813 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 813 brands in restaurant franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 (0) | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 (0) | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 (0) | 50 | – | – |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. The outlet years below are the franchisor's fiscal years, which end in late June.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P, 2024 filing, page 51
Where Maggiano's Little Italy locations are
At the end of 2024, Maggiano's Little Italy had franchised locations in 1 state. The most are in Texas.
- Texas2
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2 |
Source: Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P, 2024 filing, page 52
Who owns Maggiano's Little Italy?
Maggiano's Little Italy franchises are sold by Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P.
From Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P’s 2024 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 page 15. |
|---|---|
| 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: Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P, 2024 filing, litigation on page 15, bankruptcy on page 15
Maggiano's Little Italy filings
The figures on this page come from Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P’s 2024 filing, issued September 20, 2024, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 filing | September 20, 2024 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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