How much does a Rosati’s Pizza franchise cost?
Opening a Rosati’s Pizza franchise takes a total initial investment of $325,000 to $1,505,000, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD's Item 19 publishes no median; it reports figures for actual 2025 average annual gross sales for franchised rosati’s pizza restaurants: an average of $862,975.
Rosati’s Pizza franchises Rosati’s Pizza restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Rosati’s Pizza franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $325,000 to $1,505,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($100,000 to $600,000), Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment ($100,000 to $500,000), and Additional funds – 12 months ($15,000 to $150,000). Together they make up about 83% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $35,000, about 11% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $35,000 | $35,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Lease Deposit and Rent (First 3 Months)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $10,000 | $40,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $100,000 | $600,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 | $100,000 | $500,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 19 |
| Signage2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $5,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Opening Inventory and Supplies2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $15,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $0 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Training Expense2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $10,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $10,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Additional funds – 12 months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $15,000 | $150,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Computer Hardware & Software2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $25,000 | $35,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $325,000 | $1,505,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
Source Rosati’s Pizza, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 19
What Rosati’s Pizza franchisees actually report earning
Rosati’s Pizza's 2026 FDD publishes no median in its Item 19. What it publishes instead is set out below, in the document's own terms. An average is not a median: it is pulled upward by the strongest outlets, and it does not tell you what the middle outlet made. We do not calculate a median the document does not state.
This financial performance representation contains actual 2025 average annual gross sales information for Rosati’s Pizza restaurants (both franchised and affiliate-owned).
What the FDD does publish
| Measure | Average | Low | High | Outlets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual 2025 average annual gross sales for franchised Rosati’s Pizza restaurantsThe number of restaurants that exceeded the average annual gross sales totaled 18. | $862,975 | – | – | 41 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 49 |
| Actual 2025 average annual gross sales for affiliate-owned Rosati’s Pizza restaurantsThe number of restaurants that exceeded the average annual gross sales totaled 6. | $1,367,314 | – | – | 15 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 50 |
| Rosati’s Pizza Restaurants – Annual Gross Sales ($)The table states 25 units above average; it does not state the total number of units in this row. | $998,065 | $416,332 | $2,311,886 | 0 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 50 |
| Franchised Rosati’s Pizza RestaurantsThe table states 18 units above average. | $862,975 | $416,332 | $1,776,561 | 41 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 50 |
| Affiliate Owned Rosati’s Pizza RestaurantsThe table states 6 units above average. | $1,367,314 | $955,632 | $2,311,886 | 15 | 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 50 |
A dash means the FDD does not print that figure. Rosati’s Pizza's Item 19 covers the 2025 fiscal year. Basis: Rosati’s Pizza restaurants in the system in the United States that were open for operations during the entire 2025 fiscal year and were able to be polled from the common point of sale system.
What the franchisor excluded from these figures
- The franchised figures exclude franchised Rosati’s Pizza restaurants that were not open for operations during the entire 2025 fiscal year or that could not be polled from the common point of sale system.
- The affiliate-owned figures exclude affiliate-owned Rosati’s Pizza restaurants that were not open for operations during the entire 2025 fiscal year or that could not be polled from the common point of sale system.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Rosati’s Pizza outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Rosati’s Pizza, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 49, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 20
How many Rosati’s Pizza outlets there are, and how many closed
Rosati’s Pizza ended 2025 with 49 franchised outlets and 15 company-owned outlets. In that year 4 franchised outlets opened and 1 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Rosati’s Pizza opened 5 franchised outlets and 5 outlets left the system. The franchised system ended the period the same size it started. Of the outlets that left, 1 was bought back by the franchisor and 4 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 3.5% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 29.
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 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
| 2024 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
| 2023 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
Source Rosati’s Pizza, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 53, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Compare
How Rosati’s 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 Rosati’s Pizza's estimated range is $915,000. It costs more to open than 69% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 3.5% for Rosati’s Pizza. That is lower than 67% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Rosati’s Pizza's franchised system grew 0.0%. 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. Rosati’s 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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