How much does a Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom franchise cost?
Opening a Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom franchise takes a total initial investment of $448,745 to $891,205, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD's Item 19 publishes no median; it reports figures for net sales generated by franchised location 7 - 2024 calendar year: $603,230.
The FDD franchises Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $448,745 to $891,205. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($90,000 to $450,000), Equipment ($120,000 to $140,000), and Self-Pour Tap System ($26,870 to $60,813).
The initial franchise fee is $49,500.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $49,500 | $49,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Rent and Security Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $16,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $90,000 | $450,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Architect’s and Engineer’s Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $7,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Furniture & Fixtures2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $24,000 | $57,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $120,000 | $140,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Self-Pour Tap System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $26,870 | $60,813 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| POS System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $3,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $4,000 | $11,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Utility Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $500 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Office and Store Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $50 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Opening Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $3,000 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $2,500 | $3,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Liquor License2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $0 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $3,000 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Travel, Lodging, Meals, Etc. for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $0 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Grand Opening Marketing Campaign2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $8,000 | $13,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds (3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $30,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 | $448,745 | $891,205 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 |
About this total: The printed TOTAL on FDD page 13 is $448,745–$891,205; re-reading page 13, it does not equal the sum of the listed rows.
Source Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom franchisees actually report earning
Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom's 2025 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 discloses the historical Net Sales generated by (i) four (4) Franchised Locations during the 2022 calendar year, (ii) five (5) Franchised Locations during the 2023 calendar year, and (iii) seven (7) Franchised Locations during the 2024 calendar year.
What the FDD does publish
| Measure | Average | Low | High | Outlets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 1 - 2022 Calendar Year | – | $1,020,584 | $1,020,584 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 2 - 2022 Calendar Year | – | $1,437,088 | $1,437,088 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 3 - 2022 Calendar Year | – | $747,872 | $747,872 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 4 - 2022 Calendar Year | – | $716,745 | $716,745 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 1 - 2023 Calendar Year | – | $907,045 | $907,045 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 2 - 2023 Calendar Year | – | $1,557,090 | $1,557,090 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 3 - 2023 Calendar Year | – | $890,139 | $890,139 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 4 - 2023 Calendar Year | – | $890,533 | $890,533 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 5 - 2023 Calendar Year | – | $1,031,422 | $1,031,422 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 1 - 2024 Calendar Year | – | $890,134 | $890,134 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 2 - 2024 Calendar Year | – | $1,689,673 | $1,689,673 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 3 - 2024 Calendar Year | – | $770,605 | $770,605 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 4 - 2024 Calendar Year | – | $926,256 | $926,256 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 5 - 2024 Calendar Year | – | $1,111,376 | $1,111,376 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 6 - 2024 Calendar YearOpened December 2023. | – | $880,410 | $880,410 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
| Net Sales generated by Franchised Location 7 - 2024 Calendar YearOpened June 2024. | – | $603,230 | $603,230 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47 |
A dash means the FDD does not print that figure. Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom's Item 19 covers the 2022, 2023 and 2024 calendar years. Basis: Franchised Locations.
What the franchisor excluded from these figures
- Franchised Location 5 has N/A for the 2022 Calendar Year.
- Franchised Location 6 has N/A for the 2022 and 2023 Calendar Years; no sales data was reported for 2023.
- Franchised Location 7 has N/A for the 2022 and 2023 Calendar Years.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom outlets there are, and how many closed
Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom ended 2024 with 7 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and 1 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom opened 6 franchised outlets and 3 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 3, from 4 to 7 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 2 were terminated and 1 closed for other reasons.
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 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
Source Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 49-50, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom 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 Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom's estimated range is $669,975. It costs more to open than 58% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom 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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