Rosati's Pizza franchise
2025 filing · April 30, 2025Shares sales figures
Rosati's Pizza at a glance
A pizzeria serving Chicago-style pizza and casual Italian food, as a carryout and delivery restaurant or a sports pub.
The business
- Franchisor
- Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 1979
- 46 years of selling franchises
- First location
- 1964
- Franchisor based in
- Cedar Park, Texas
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $147K–$501K
- A Rosati's carryout and delivery restaurant
- Franchise fee
- $0
- Since there is no franchise fee; $35,000 in required training course fees is paid before signing
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 1% of gross sales or $350 a month, whichever is more
- Renewal fee
- $5,000.00
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 20 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- Introductions to lenders
Where it is
- Franchised, 2024
- 131
- As printed in the filing
From Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Rosati's Pizza among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Rosati's Pizza | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $323,850 | Costs less than 54% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $0 | Lower than 99% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $849,556 | Higher than 54% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 2.6× | Higher than 74% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Rosati's Pizza franchise costs
Opening a Rosati's carryout and delivery restaurant costs an estimated $147,200 to $500,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS ($25,000 to $175,000) and FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT ($55,000 to $150,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| INITIAL FEES | $35,000 | ||
| TRAVEL AND LIVING EXPENSES WHILE TRAINING | $1,500 | $10,000 | |
| RENT/REAL ESTATE DEPOSIT | $3,000 | $15,000 | |
| UTILITY AND MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY DEPOSITS | $2,000 | $10,000 | |
| LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS | $25,000 | $175,000 | |
| SIGNAGE | $5,000 | $15,000 | |
| FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT | $55,000 | $150,000 | |
| OPENING INVENTORY | $7,000 | $15,000 | |
| INSURANCE | $1,700 | $3,000 | |
| OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | $500 | $2,500 | |
| PROFESSIONAL FEES | $5,000 | $20,000 | |
| LICENSING AND PERMITS | $1,500 | $20,000 | |
| ADDITIONAL FUNDS (for First 3 Months) | $5,000 | $30,000 | |
| Total | $147,200 | $500,500 | |
Source: Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc, 2025 filing, page 22
Rosati's Pizza franchise fee
The franchise fee is $0, since there is no franchise fee; $35,000 in required training course fees is paid before signing. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc, 2025 filing, page 13
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales or $350 a month, whichever is more. |
| Technology Fees | $415 per month |
| Transfer Fee | $17,500.00 |
| Renewal Fees | $5,000.00 |
| Remedial Training/Additional Training | Daily Rates as published in the Manual; currently, $250.00 |
| Local Advertising Fee | Varies, currently $0 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc, 2025 filing, page 15
Other fees as filed, from pages 15–19. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Rosati's Pizza publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $849,556
Yearly figures for 2024, covering franchised sports pubs (37) and carryout/delivery restaurants (81) open all 12 months of 2024 (118 locations). The filing gives an average for each format 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 2.6 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: Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc, 2025 filing, pages 78–79
SBA loans to Rosati's Pizza franchisees
Lenders approved 116 SBA-backed loans for Rosati's Pizza franchisees from 1994 to 2026, $37.7M in all: 115 7(a) loans and 1 504 loan. Of the 82 that have ended, 67 were paid in full and 15 were charged off (18.3%). The other 34 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
How Rosati's Pizza compares
Of the 122 pizza franchises on this site, Rosati's Pizza is the 15th cheapest to open.
| Figure | Rosati's Pizza | Typical pizza brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $147K | $349K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $501K | $787K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $0 | $30K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $850K | $1.02M | $794K |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 123 (+123) | 2 | – | – |
| 2023 | 126 (+3) | 1 | +11 | −8 |
| 2024 | 131 (+5) | 0 | – | – |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. In February 2022, the franchise agreements for 123 open restaurants were assigned to this franchisor from its predecessor, so its table starts that year at zero.
These figures don't add up as printed: the 2022 counts come to 123, but the filing shows 0. Worth asking the franchisor.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: pizza franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 0 to 131 (+131). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc, 2025 filing, page 84
2021: Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc, 2024 filing, page 82
Where Rosati's Pizza locations are
At the end of 2024, Rosati's Pizza had franchised locations in 17 states. The most are in Illinois, Arizona and Wisconsin.
- Illinois66
- Arizona21
- Wisconsin11
- Florida7
- Indiana5
- California4
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 66 |
| Arizona | 21 |
| Wisconsin | 11 |
| Florida | 7 |
| Indiana | 5 |
| California | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Source: Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc, 2025 filing, page 87
Who owns Rosati's Pizza?
Rosati's Pizza franchises are sold by Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc. Its filing names no parent company.
From Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc’s 2025 filing, page 8.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 11–13. |
|---|---|
| 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: Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on pages 11–13, bankruptcy on page 13
Rosati's Pizza filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued April 30, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 30, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
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