Pizzeria Uno franchise
A full-service pizza restaurant serving deep-dish pizza and other meals. At the end of 2025 there were 42 Pizzeria Uno locations in the US, 23 franchised and 19 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $1.2M–$2.48M
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Royalty
- 5%, subject to minimums
- Locations, 2025
- 42
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- Not on the SBA Franchise Directory
From PIZZERIA UNO CORPORATION’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Pizzeria Uno franchise costs
Opening Full-service restaurant costs an estimated $1,202,000 to $2,483,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: PIZZERIA UNO CORPORATION, 2026 filing, page 17
Pizzeria Uno franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: PIZZERIA UNO CORPORATION, 2026 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales, subject to minimum royalties. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: PIZZERIA UNO CORPORATION, 2026 filing, page 12
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Pizzeria Uno publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: PIZZERIA UNO CORPORATION, 2026 filing, page 53
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 43 (−2) | 30 |
| 2024 | 33 (−10) | 20 |
| 2025 | 23 (−10) | 19 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: PIZZERIA UNO CORPORATION, 2026 filing, page 57
How Pizzeria Uno compares
Of the 23 pizza franchises on this site, Pizzeria Uno is the 19th cheapest to open and the 15th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Pizzeria Uno | Typical pizza |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $1.2M | $573K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | −48.9% | +3.9% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 17 of 23 |
Typical is the median across the 23 brands in pizza franchises.
