How much does a Paulie Gee's franchise cost?
Opening a Paulie Gee's franchise takes a total initial investment of $354,500 to $714,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Paulie Gee's franchises Full-Service Restaurants and Slice Shop Restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Paulie Gee's franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $354,500 to $714,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Construction and Leasehold Improvements, Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment ($250,000 to $500,000), Additional Funds – Three Months ($40,000 to $80,000), and Lease Deposits – Three Months ($12,000 to $36,000). Together they make up about 86% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $15,000, about 4.2% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $15,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements, Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $250,000 | $500,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Lease Deposits – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $12,000 | $36,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $2,500 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Computer, Software and Point of Sales System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $5,000 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Utility Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $1,000 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Insurance Deposits – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Travel for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $2,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $15,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $2,000 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Additional Funds – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $40,000 | $80,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9 | $354,500 | $714,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9 |
Source Paulie Gee's, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Paulie Gee's franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
“We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.”
Source Paulie Gee's, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 36, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Paulie Gee's outlets there are, and how many closed
Paulie Gee's ended 2024 with 5 franchised outlets and 4 company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Paulie Gee's opened 1 franchised outlet and no outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 1, from 4 to 5 franchised outlets.
With fewer than 10 outlets, one closure moves the numbers a lot, so we do not calculate a yearly rate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 38 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 38 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 38 |
Source Paulie Gee's, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 38, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Paulie Gee's 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 Paulie Gee's' estimated range is $534,250. It costs less to open than 55% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Paulie Gee's is not 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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