Shakey's Pizza Parlor franchise
2025 filing · July 24, 2025Shares sales figures
Shakey's Pizza Parlor at a glance
A family pizza restaurant serving thin, pan and gourmet pizza, chicken, potatoes, pasta and beer and wine where allowed. At the end of 2024 there were 47 Shakey's Pizza Parlor locations in the US, 19 franchised and 28 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- Shakey's USA, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $1.28M–$3.53M
- A traditional Shakey's restaurant
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross sales
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 47
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 19
- Company-owned
- 28
- States
- 2
- Most in California and Washington
From Shakey's USA, Inc’s 2025 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 246; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Shakey's Pizza Parlor among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Shakey's Pizza Parlor | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $2,404,250 | Costs more than 94% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 47 | More than 63% of franchises |
How much a Shakey's Pizza Parlor franchise costs
Opening a traditional Shakey's restaurant costs an estimated $1,279,000 to $3,529,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Shakey's USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 14
Shakey's Pizza Parlor franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Shakey's USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Shakey's USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 12
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Shakey's Pizza Parlor publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Shakey's USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 40
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $2.2M–$3.9M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Shakey's Pizza Parlor compares
Of the 122 pizza franchises on this site, Shakey's Pizza Parlor is the 113th cheapest to open and the 39th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Shakey's Pizza Parlor | Typical pizza brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $1.28M | $349K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $3.53M | $787K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $30K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 47 | 26 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | −24% | 0% | – |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 (−1) | 24 |
| 2023 | 22 (−2) | 26 |
| 2024 | 19 (−3) | 28 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. Company-owned restaurants are run by the franchisor's subsidiary.
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More in the guides: pizza franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Shakey's USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 48
Where Shakey's Pizza Parlor locations are
At the end of 2024, Shakey's Pizza Parlor had locations in 2 states. The most are in California and Washington.
- California45
- Washington2
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Source: Shakey's USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 48
Who owns Shakey's Pizza Parlor?
Shakey's Pizza Parlor franchises are sold by Shakey's USA, Inc.
From Shakey's USA, Inc’s 2025 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 pages 132–135. |
|---|
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: Shakey's USA, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on pages 132–135
Shakey's Pizza Parlor filings
The figures on this page come from Shakey's USA, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued July 24, 2025, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | July 24, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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