Pita Pit franchise

2022 filing · March 7, 2022Fewer locationsShares sales figures

Pita Pit at a glance

A quick-service restaurant serving made-to-order pitas, salads and bowls. At the end of 2021 there were 118 Pita Pit locations in the US, 115 franchised and 3 company-owned.

The business

Industry: Sandwich; Also listed in fast food, restaurant and food
Franchisor: Pita Pit Inc; The company that sells the franchises
Who runs it: Owner; An owner must run it day to day
Franchising since: 1999; 23 years of selling franchises
Franchisor based in: Alene, Idaho
Typical size: 1,000–1,400 sq ft

What you pay

Cost to open: $353K–$574K; Fee, build-out and opening working capital
Franchise fee: $30,000; Paid once, when you sign
Royalty: 6%; 6% of net sales, paid monthly, plus an advertising fund fee, currently 1%
Brand fund: 1%; 1% of net sales, paid monthly; it can rise to 2%
Renewal fee: $25,000; When the agreement ends and you sign again
Franchisor financing: Some financing offered
SBA Franchise Directory: Not listed; Lenders check this list before an SBA loan

Where it is

US locations, 2021: 118; Franchised and company-owned
Franchised: 115
Company-owned: 3
Change in 3 years: −71; Franchised locations, 2019–2021

Support and records

Shares sales figures: Yes; $337K average per location
Initial training: 89–91 hours; 39 hours in class and 50–52 on the job
SBA loans approved: 141; 2003–2022
Lawsuits disclosed: None
Bankruptcy disclosed: None
Latest filing: Mar 7, 2022; 2022 filing

From Pita Pit Inc’s 2022 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.

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Where it ranks

Pita Pit among all franchises with the same figure.

Figure	Pita Pit	Among all franchises
Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate	$463,798	Costs more than 61% of franchises
Franchise feePaid once, when you sign	$30,000	Lower than 72% of franchises
RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor	6%	Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate
US locationsFranchised and company-owned	118	More than 79% of franchises
Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it	$337,354	Lower than 86% of brands that share sales figures
Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint	0.7×	Lower than 91% of brands that share sales figures

How much a Pita Pit franchise costs

Opening one Pita Pit costs an estimated $353,154 to $574,441. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.

The biggest costs are LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS ($190,111 to $330,000) and INITIAL FURN., FIX., EQUIP. PKG ($97,795 to $148,380). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:

What it pays for	Low	High
INITIAL FRANCHISE FEE	$24,000	$30,000
INITIAL RENT & SECURITY DEPOSIT	$2,400	$10,000
OPENING CASH	$500	$1,000
LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS	$190,111	$330,000
BUSINESS LICENSE	$200	$1,000
INSURANCE	$255	$716
STORE LAUNCH AND LOCAL MARKETING PROGRAM PACKAGE	$3,300	$4,200
LEGAL & ACCTG FEES	$500	$2,500
INITIAL FURN., FIX., EQUIP. PKG	$97,795	$148,380
STAFF AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING EXPENSE	$1,000	$3,200
UNIFORMS & NEW STORE KIT	$1,243	$1,800
INITIAL INVENTORY PACKAGE	$5,300	$8,500
ADDITIONAL FUNDS (for 3 months)	$25,650	$31,500
LAPTOP COMPUTER	$500	$1,000
LAPTOP COMPUTER MONTHLY SOFTWARE FEES	$5
ONLINE ORDERING, GIFT CARD & LOYALTY PROGRAM	$495	$640
Total	$353,154	$574,441

Source: Pita Pit Inc, 2022 filing, page 27

Pita Pit franchise fee

The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.

Source: Pita Pit Inc, 2022 filing, page 15

Royalty and ongoing fees

Royalty	6% of net sales, paid monthly, plus an advertising fund fee, currently 1%.
Brand or marketing fund	1% of net sales, paid monthly; it can rise to 2%.
TRANSFER FEE	$7,000 plus PPI’s costs
RENEWAL FEE	$25,000

The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.

Source: Pita Pit Inc, 2022 filing, pages 18 and 19

Other fees as filed, from page 19. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.

Sales and earnings

Shares figures Pita Pit publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.

Average sales: $337,354

Yearly figures for 2021, covering franchised U.S. restaurants open all of 2021 (106 locations). The filing gives an average for each quartile rather than one overall figure; this is the overall average worked out from those and each one's number of locations. The average is about 0.7 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: Pita Pit Inc, 2022 filing, pages 64–65

SBA loans to Pita Pit franchisees

Lenders approved 141 SBA-backed loans for Pita Pit franchisees from 2003 to 2022, $29.5M in all: 140 7(a) loans and 1 504 loan. Of the 135 that have ended, 93 were paid in full and 42 were charged off (31.1%). The other 6 haven’t ended yet.

A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.

Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026

Growth and closures

Share of franchised locations, 2021 / 2019–2021. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.

Measure	Pita Pit	Typical sandwich brand	Typical franchise
GrowthNet change in franchised locations	−12% / −38%	0% / 0%	+1.2% / +10%
ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating	17% / 49%	2% / 13%	3.9% / 16%
Bought backLocations the franchisor took back	0% / 0%	0% / 0%	0% / 0%

Typical sandwich brand is the median of the 35 brands in sandwich franchises with three years of counts.

How Pita Pit compares

Of the 80 sandwich franchises on this site, Pita Pit is the 45th cheapest to open and the 16th largest by number of locations.

Figure	Pita Pit	Typical sandwich brand	Typical franchise
Cost to open, low end	$353K	$321K	$222K
Cost to open, high end	$574K	$683K	$477K
Franchise fee	$30K	$32K	$40K
Royalty	6%	6%	6%
Brand fund	1%	2%	2%
Sales per location	$337K	$857K	$794K
US locations	118	31	21
Shares earnings figures	Yes	50 of 80	2,147 of 3,352

Typical is the median across the 80 brands in sandwich franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.

Locations opened and closed

21 opened

92 closed or left

Franchised locations, last 3 years

2019

10 opened31 closed or left

165 (−21)

2020

5 opened39 closed or left

131 (−34)

2021

6 opened22 closed or left

115 (−16)

Year	Franchised	Company-owned	Opened	Closed
2019	165 (−21)	5	+10	−31
2020	131 (−34)	3	+5	−39
2021	115 (−16)	3	+6	−22

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: sandwich and sub franchise costs and franchise failure rates.

Source: Pita Pit Inc, 2022 filing, pages 67–68

Source filing (2022, PDF)

Who owns Pita Pit?

Pita Pit franchises are sold by Pita Pit Inc.

From Pita Pit Inc’s 2022 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: Pita Pit Inc, 2022 filing, litigation on page 15, bankruptcy on page 15

Source filing (2022, PDF)