How much does a Blaze Pizza franchise cost?
Opening a Blaze Pizza franchise takes a total initial investment of $757,000 to $1,297,100, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of $1,225,848 across 208 outlets.
Blaze Pizza franchises Restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Blaze Pizza franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $757,000 to $1,297,100. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($300,000 to $570,000), Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment and Décor ($300,000 to $400,000), and Additional Funds – 3 Months ($20,000 to $45,000). Together they make up about 78% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $30,000, about 4.0% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Architect / | $15,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Permits and Liquor Licensing2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $5,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $300,000 | $570,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment and Décor2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $300,000 | $400,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Signage and Graphics2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $20,000 | $40,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Grand Opening Kit, Menu Boards2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $5,500 | $7,100 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Computer System2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $15,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Uniforms, Initial Inventory and Smallware2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $24,000 | $41,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Grand Opening Advertising Program2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $10,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Grand Opening Free Pizzas2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $0 | $6,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Insurance Deposits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $500 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| First Month’s Rent / | $3,000 | $24,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Initial Training Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $4,000 | $8,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $20,000 | $45,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-14 | $757,000 | $1,297,100 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-14 |
Source Blaze Pizza, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-14, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Blaze Pizza franchisees actually report earning
median Gross Sales
$1,225,848
Blaze Pizza's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the 2025. Basis: 2025 Franchised Restaurants operating from Traditional Locations and Mall Storefront Locations.
Sample size: 208 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $1,341,998. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Excluded from the tables below are 6 franchised Non-Traditional Restaurants and 2 franchised Restaurants located at food courts that were open and operating at the 2025 fiscal year end and were open for the entire 2025 fiscal year.
- Also excluded from the tables below are 38 franchised Restaurants that closed during 2025, none of which closed after being open for less than 12 months.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Blaze Pizza outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Blaze Pizza, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 48, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Blaze Pizza outlets there are, and how many closed
Blaze Pizza ended 2025 with 230 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 13 franchised outlets opened and 38 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Blaze Pizza opened 27 franchised outlets and 93 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 66, from 296 to 230 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 28 were not renewed, 6 were bought back by the franchisor, and 59 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 11% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 9.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 255 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 230 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 56 |
| 2024 | 283 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 255 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 56 |
| 2023 | 296 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 283 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 56 |
Source Blaze Pizza, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 49-50, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Blaze Pizza compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Blaze Pizza's estimated range is $1,027,050. It costs more to open than 71% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 11% for Blaze Pizza. That is higher than 77% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Blaze Pizza's franchised system shrank 22%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 5.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Blaze Pizza is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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