How much does a Cicis Pizza franchise cost?
Opening a Cicis Pizza franchise takes a total initial investment of $757,647 to $2,074,699, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median annual fee based net sales of $1,359,859 across 231 outlets.
Cicis Pizza franchises Cicis Buffet Restaurants and Cicis To Go Restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Cicis Pizza franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $757,647 to $2,074,699. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($328,081 to $1,017,438), Equipment and Supplies for Game Room ($128,546 to $501,482), and Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures ($159,521 to $279,377). Together they make up about 87% 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. 16 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $328,081 | $1,017,438 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Equipment and Supplies for Game Room2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $128,546 | $501,482 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Impact Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $0 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $159,521 | $279,377 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Signage and Graphics2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $8,000 | $40,393 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $500 | $2,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Business Licenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $1,000 | $4,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Opening Inventory/ | $36,138 | $63,345 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Promotional Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $10,000 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Training Costs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $4,195 | $16,483 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Deposits and other Pre-Opening Costs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $26,666 | $40,181 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Additional Funds (3 months)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $25,000 | $45,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $757,647 | $2,074,699 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
Source Cicis Pizza, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Cicis Pizza franchisees actually report earning
median annual Fee Based Net Sales
$1,359,859
Cicis Pizza's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. Basis: the remaining 231 franchised Cicis Buffet Restaurants in the Data Set.
Sample size: 231 outlets. The FDD also reports average amount of $1,359,859. 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
- 4 Cicis Buffet Restaurants because they did not provide us with, and we are not able to obtain, profit and loss information or an income statement.
- 6 Cicis Buffet Restaurants that commenced operations in 2025, and therefore, did not operate for the entire Measurement Period.
- 1 Cicis Buffet Restaurant that is owned or controlled by our President, Jeff Hetsel.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Cicis Pizza outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Cicis Pizza, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 52-53, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Cicis Pizza outlets there are, and how many closed
Cicis Pizza ended 2025 with 242 franchised outlets and 19 company-owned outlets. In that year 6 franchised outlets opened and 9 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Cicis Pizza opened 7 franchised outlets and 24 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 17, from 259 to 242 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 5 were terminated, 4 were not renewed, 2 were bought back by the franchisor, and 13 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 3.2% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 32.
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 | 245 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 242 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 58 |
| 2024 | 255 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 245 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 58 |
| 2023 | 259 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 255 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 58 |
Source Cicis Pizza, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 56-58, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Cicis 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 Cicis Pizza's estimated range is $1,416,173. It costs more to open than 82% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 3.2% for Cicis Pizza. That is lower than 70% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Cicis Pizza's franchised system shrank 6.6%. 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. Cicis 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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