Pastanito franchise
2025 filing · April 30, 2025
Pastanito at a glance
A fast-casual Italian restaurant serving its own fresh pasta and other dishes. At the end of 2024 there were 1 Pastanito locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Presto Restaurant Holdings, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2024
- Franchisor based in
- York, Pennsylvania
- Typical size
- 900–1,200 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $467K–$507K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $45,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross revenue, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross revenue, paid weekly; it can rise to 3%
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
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
From Presto Restaurant Holdings, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Pastanito among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Pastanito | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $486,906 | Costs more than 63% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $45,000 | Higher than 55% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Pastanito franchise costs
Opening one Pastanito costs an estimated $467,053 to $506,759. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are store build-out fee ($350,000) and initial franchise fee ($45,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $45,000 | ||
| Your Training Expenses | $1,000 | $3,900 | |
| Premises Deposits | $9,600 | $12,800 | |
| Store Build-Out Fee | $350,000 | ||
| Atypical Repair or Improvement | $0 | $15,000 | |
| Computer Systems | $30 | $90 | |
| Office Supplies | $520 | $750 | |
| Initial Inventory – Pasta | $570 | $741 | |
| Initial Inventory - Other | $3,788 | $4,924 | |
| Grand Opening Marketing | $15,000 | $20,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $5,000 | $7,500 | |
| Licenses and Permits | $135 | $180 | |
| Insurance | $240 | $880 | |
| Additional Funds – 3 months | $36,170 | $44,994 | |
| Total | $467,053 | $506,759 | |
Source: Presto Restaurant Holdings, Inc, 2025 filing, page 15
Pastanito franchise fee
The franchise fee is $45,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Presto Restaurant Holdings, Inc, 2025 filing, page 8
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross revenue, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross revenue, paid weekly; it can rise to 3%. |
| Required Minimum Expenditure for Local Marketing and Advertising | 2% of Gross Revenue of $500, whichever is greater |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Presto Restaurant Holdings, Inc, 2025 filing, pages 9 and 10
Other fees as filed, from page 9. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Pastanito 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: Presto Restaurant Holdings, Inc, 2025 filing, page 40
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $750K–$1.3M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Pastanito compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Pastanito is the 476th cheapest to open and the 709th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Pastanito | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $467K | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $507K | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $45K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 1 | 14 | 21 |
| 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 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 | 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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More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Presto Restaurant Holdings, Inc, 2025 filing, page 40
Who owns Pastanito?
Pastanito franchises are sold by Presto Restaurant Holdings, Inc. Its filing names no parent company.
From Presto Restaurant Holdings, Inc’s 2025 filing, page 6.
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: Presto Restaurant Holdings, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8
Pastanito filings
The figures on this page come from Presto Restaurant Holdings, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued April 30, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 30, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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