Papa John's Cost Comparisons

About Papa John's

We didn’t start our business in a boardroom. We started it in a broom closet. Back in 1984, our Founder, John Schnatter (that’s Papa John to you) sold his beloved muscle car to buy pizza‐making equipment. Armed with only an oven and a love for making quality pizza, John opened the very first Papa John’s in the crowded broom closet of his father’s tavern. Over the years, this passion for making better pizza informed every decision and pizza we made...because the last thing we wanted to be was a pizza company. So instead of chopping vegetables with machines, we chop them by hand every day. Instead of investing in gimmicks, we invest in fresh ingredients. And we pile them high on our fresh, never-frozen original dough. Today, we’ve surrounded ourselves with like-minded people with a passion for making better pizza, including franchisees, suppliers, athletes, pizza makers, and farmers we’ve known for over 30 years. Like our friend Dino in California - "he grows the best tomatoes. In the end, John’s desire to create a better pizza built more than a pizza company...he built a pizza family.

At Papa John's we have a simple formula for success: Focus on one thing and try to do it better than anyone else. By keeping the Papa John's menu simple, we are able to focus on the quality of our product by using only superior-quality ingredients. Our commitment to quality can be seen in all of our ingredients, from our fresh (never frozen) water-purified traditional dough, to our vine-ripened fresh-packed tomato sauce (which goes from the vine to the can in an average of six hours), to our cheese made with 100% mozzarella and many other premium ingredients.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a standard Papa John’s franchise is $130,120 to $844,420. This includes up to $73,920 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a non-traditional Papa John’s franchise is $26,500 to $388,920. This includes up to $56,420 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.

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Pizza Franchise Opportunities

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Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
1000 Degrees Pizza $29,500 4%-6% 2% Nat'l $218,150-$764,250
241 Pizza $20,000 5% of all Sales or $350/ week 3% or $345/mo. $190,000-$235,000
3 Tomatoes & A Mozzarella $35,000 5% $452,000-$600,000
Al's Pizza $40,000 $729,900-$1,157,200
Ameci Pizza & Pasta $25,000 6% 3% $250,000-$300,000
Americas Incredible Pizza Company N/A $500,000-$7,000,000
Anthony's Pizza N/A 2% regional +2% local $150,000-$450,000
Antioch Pizza Shop $25,000 $273,000-$495,500
Arizona Pizza Company $35,000 $400,000-$865,000
Aurelio's Is Pizza $49,000 6% 2% $864,000-$1,198,000
AZPCO Arizona Pizza Company $35,000 4% $490,000-$865,000
Bellacino's $30,000 3% 1% $270,500-$414,890
Benny's $30,000 5% 2% $169,800-$543,500
Big Apple Pizza $20,000-$25,000 4% 1% $278,300-$493,000
Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria $30,000 $275,000-$744,000
Blackjack Pizza $35,000 3% $168,300-$392,300
Blast & Brew $25,000 4% $340,350-$968,000
Blaze Pizza $30,000 5% 2% $545,500-$1,210,500
Boombozz Pizza $20,000-$30,000 5% 1% $1,077,000-$1,867,000
Boston Pizza Canada $50,000 5% 3% $1,145,000-$3,017,000
Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar $50,000 5% $600,000-$3,057,500
Bottoms Up Pizza $35,000 5% $485,650-$829,250
Breadeaux Pizza $15,000 5% $69,500-$310,000
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza $25,000-$40,000 $793,988-$1,298,198
Broadway Pizza $25,000 $860,000-$1,354,500
Bru-Go's Take-N-Bake Pizza Company $19,500 4-5% $76,200-$137,950
Buck's Pizza $20,000 5% 2% $165,450-$345,400
Buscemi's Pizza $10,000 $700/ month $36,000-$55,000
Captain Tony's $10,000-$20,000 4.5% w/cap 2% $197,550-$389,800
Carbone's Pizzeria $5,000 4% $79,000-$140,500
CheeZies Pizza $15,000-$25,000 $97,000-$457,000
Chicago's Pizza $12,000 4% $87,300-$173,100
Chicago's Pizza With A Twist $30,000 $232,200-$426,000
Chicken Delight $20,000 5% 4% $428,900-$603,100
Chuck E. Cheese's $50,000-$800,000 5% 0,75% $1,170,000-$1,830,000
CiCi's Pizza $30,000 4 - 6% greater of $2300 or 3% of sales $209,962-$1,056,527
Coco Brooks $20,000 $750,000
Cottage Inn Pizza $15,000 5% 3% $200,000-$350,000
Crazy Dough's $20,000 5% 3% $325,000-$475,000
Dolly's Pizza $17,500 5% $130,000-$230,000
Domino's Pizza $25,000 5.5% $101,450-$582,500
Donatos Pizzeria $30,000 5% 5% $386,500-$698,900
Doughboys $20,000-$30,000 5% 2% $143,000-$477,000
Eagle Boys Pizza N/A $300,000-$420,000
East of Chicago Pizza Company $20,000 5% $162,000-$463,000
Eatza Pizza $25,000 5% $226,500-$371,500
Extreme Pizza $30,000 5% 1% $209,200-$462,500
Falbo Bros Pizzeria $10,000-$15,000 up to 5% $80,000-$200,000
Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria $30,000 6% 2% $503,000-$609,000
Famous Famiglia $35,000 6% $100,750-$530,800
Figaro's Pizza $39,000 5% 3% $86,500-$549,000
Firo Fire Kissed Pizza $30,000 5% $454,000-$1,515,000
Flippers Pizzeria $30,000 5% 4% local+1%Nat'l $219,750-$450,000
Flying Wedge Pizza $35,000 $359,000
Four Star Pizza $20,000 $47,500-$142,000
Fox's Pizza Den $15,000 $400/mo. $101,800-$236,250
Freshslice Pizza $50,000 0 0 $130,000-$325,000
Friends and Family N/A $400,000-$600,000
Gabriel Pizza $25,000 $200,000-$800,000
Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza $20,000 5.5% $90,700-$392,000
Gatti's Pizza $47,500 $1,157,812-$1,399,677
Gino's Pizza $20,000 $200-$600/ week $150/week $200,000-$250,000
Glass Nickel Pizza Company $25,000 5% 1% $613,000-$1,236,500
Godfather's Pizza $20,000 $100,000-$360,000
Greco Pizza Donair $20,000 $184,500-$233,500
Green Mill Restaurant & Bar $40,000 4% $1,000,000-$1,500,000
Gumby's Pizza International $19,500 $79,500-$150,000
Happy Joe's $15,000-$17,000 4.5%-5% 1.5% $24,470-$1,030,625
Happy's Pizza $35,000 1.5K/mo Up to 1% $336,500-$608,000
How to Top That Pizza Franchise System, LLC $25,000 6% $143,000-$350,000
Hungry Howie's Pizza $25,000 5.5% 7% $290,600-$538,400
Hunt Brothers Pizza N/A 0 0 $500,000-And Up
Italian Joe's $8,500 $850/mo. $125/mo. $78,000-$2,400,000
Jake's Pizza $15,000 5% $134,000-$435,000
Jerry's Subs & Pizza $25,000 6% $250,000-$350,000
Jet City Pizza $15,000 4.5% $59,100-$258,300
Jet's Pizza $25,000 8%-10% Up to 1% $437,500-$631,000
Jimano's Pizzeria $25,000 4% $200,000-$450,000
Johnnie's New York Pizzerias $17,500-$30,000 6% $76,150-$572,050
Johnnie's Pizza $30,000 6% $112,200-$537,500
Johnny Brusco's $30,000 4-5% 2% $303,200-$770,000
Johnny's New York Style Pizza $27,000 $119,150-$314,550
Lamppost Pizza N/A $300,000-$800,000
LaRosa's $35,000 4% 4% $729,200-$1,927,000
LaRosa's Pizzeria $35,000 4% 4% $725,500-$1,885,000
Ledo Pizza $30,000 6% 1% $126,250-$442,000
Little Caesars $20,000 $359,700-$1,686,000
Loop Pizza Grill, The $30,000 $525,000-$900,000
MacKenzie River Pizza $45,000 $635,000-$1,146,000
Mama Mimi's $20,000 4.5% - 5% $97,600-$159,800
Mama Romano's $30,000 6% 1% $200,000-And Up
Mamma Ilardo's N/A $175,000-$320,000
Manny & Olga's Pizza $25,000 5% $125,000-$225,000
Marco's $25,000 5.5% 5% $223,535-$586,410
Mark's Pizzeria $15,000 3% $125,000-$150,000
Mazzio's $20,000 5% $409,000-$1,292,000
Me-N-Ed's Pizzerias $25,000 5% $175,000-$486,000
Mellow Mushroom Pizza $50,000 2% $1,624,000
MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Company $46,000 $611,616-$752,948
MOD Pizza $30,000 5% 2% $714,000-$1,900,000
Modern Market Eatery $40,000 5% 1%Nat'l+1%Loc. $755,000-$1,440,500
Monical's Pizza $45,000 $383,050-$957,200
Mountain Mike's Pizza $15,000-$30,000 5% 3% $207,500-$593,000
Mr. Jims Pizza $11,000 6% 4% $70,000-$100,000
My Pie Pizza $35,000 5% 1% $184,845-$546,095
My Rosati's $30,000 5% $270,000-$1,241,000
Nancy's Pizzeria $20,000 $320,000-$360,000
New Orleans Pizza $10,000 $175,000-$225,000
Nick-N-Willy's $5,000-$25,000 $294,500-$399,500
Noble Roman's Pizza $7,500-$25,000 7-9% $27,000-$343,000
NYPD Pizza $35,000 6% 2% $394,160-$896,700
Old Chicago $40,000 4% 3% $1,331,500-$2,187,000
Original Pizza Pan, The $25,000 $1000/month $150,000
Orion Food Systems N/A $59,500-$140,000
Pacific Pizza $35,000 $205,000-$235,000
Paisano's Pizza $40,000 6% 3% $347,000-$635,500
Panago Pizza $25,000 5% 5% $250,000-$360,000
Panini Pasta Pizza $30,000-$40,000 $175,000-$500,000
Panzerotto Pizza $20,000 $175/week $175/week $130,000-$190,000
Papa Bello $25,000 6% 2% $163,000-$318,300
Papa Gino's Pizzeria $20,000 6% 3% $606,128-$856,201
Papa Murphy's $25,000 5% 2% $286,919-$524,205
Papa Romano's $9,500 $175,000-$325,000
Papa Saverio's $25,000 $136,200-$1,241,000
Papa's Pizza To-Go $9,500 5% $138,950-$386,800
Parrot Pizza $25,000 5% 3% $127,400-$244,600
Patsy's $75,000 $467,500-$651,000
Paul Revere's Pizza $15,000 4% 1% $100,700-$213,000
Persona Wood Fired Pizzeria $25,000-$35,000 6% 2% $242,650-$506,600
Peter Piper Pizza $25,000 5% $1,567,500
Piara Pizza $50,000 6% 2% $267,000-$678,000
Piazza Puglia N/A $200/mo. from 3rd year $55,000-And Up
Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe N/A 6% 2% $338,050-$610,000
Pie Five Pizza $40,000 6% 2% $392,500-$891,000
Pieology $25,000 $458,500-$874,500
PieZoni's $25,000 $250,000-$350,000
Pizza Corner $25,000 6% 4% $130,000-$160,000
Pizza Delight $10,000-$40,000 6% 4.5% $350,000-$550,000
Pizza Depot $20,000 $500 weekly 1% - 3% $197,000-And Up
Pizza Factory $5,000-$20,000 5% $129,200-$425,000
Pizza Factory $30,000 5% 3% $372,000-$562,000
Pizza Forum N/A $574,000-$983,500
Pizza Fresh $30,000 6% $108,150-$421,750
Pizza Fusion $30,000 $400,000-$600,000
Pizza Hotline $30,000 6% 6% $100,000-And Up
Pizza Hut $25,000 6% 4.25% $40,600-$2,063,500
Pizza Inn $5,000-$25,000 4-5% $415,000-$793,000
Pizza Man - He Delivers $25,000 4% $162,850-$178,500
Pizza Nova $20,000 6% 4% $225,000-$250,000
Pizza Patron $30,000 5% 3% $273,550-$419,500
Pizza Pipeline, The $20,000 5% $138,000-$341,800
Pizza Pit $25,000 3.25% $204,280-$362,240
Pizza Pizza $30,000 6% $275,000-$350,000
Pizza Press, The $35,000 6% 1% $455,350-$791,500
Pizza Ranch $30,000 4% 2.25% $769,200-$3,459,498
Pizza Schmizza $39,000 5% 3% $125,000-$549,000
Pizza73 N/A $100,000
Pizzaiolo $25,000 5% $1500/mo. $275,000-$375,000
PizzaPizza Turkiye $30,000-$100,000 5% 2% $120,000-$300,000
PizzaRev $30,000 5% 1-3% $493,500-$1,150,000
Pizzaville $10,000 $90,000
PizzaVito $25,000 5% 2% $109,850-$383,700
Pizzeria Venti $16,500-$22,500 5% 1% $135,000-$239,000
Rapid Fired Pizza $25,000 6% 3% $340,000-$450,000
Red's Savoy Pizza $15,000 $200,500-$347,167
RedBrick Pizza $25,000 6% $175,000-$519,000
Rocky Mountain Flatbread $40,000 5% 1% $550,000-$750,000
Rocky Rococo $25,000 $206,000-$455,500
Romeo's Pizza $25,000 5% 1-2%co-op 3% local $128,000-$470,500
Ronzio Pizza $15,000 4% $134,000-$183,000
Rosati's Pizza $30,000 5% $136,200-$1,241,000
Rotelli Pizza & Pasta $25,000 6% $310,000-$650,000
Round Table Pizza $25,000 4% 4% $327,300-$1,061,250
Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen $49,500 7% 2% $295,000-$750,000
Russo's New York Pizzeria $49,500 7% 2% $400,000-$1,500,000
Sam & Louie's N Y Pizza $25,000 5% $331,500-$474,700
San Francisco Oven $25,000 5% $474,100-$807,300
Sarpino's Pizzeria $19,995 6% 2% $319,000-$499,000
Shakey's Pizza $35,000 5% 5% $624,000-$2,204,500
Simple Simon's Pizza $15,000 3% 1% $89,500-$593,500
Snappy Tomato Pizza $14,000 5% 2.5% $115,500-$256,000
Squisito Pizza $35,000 5% 1% -2% $269,000-$596,900
Stevi B's $28,500 5% 1.5%Nat'l+3%local $434,000-$758,000
Stone Fire Pizza $20,000 6% 2%local +2%Nat'l $47,000-$62,000
Straw Hat Pizza $20,000 2% $145,000-$913,000
Stuft Pizza $30,000 4% $350,000-$650,000
Teresa's Pizza $20,000 5% 1% $132,000-$214,500
Tony Roni's $25,000 $323,000-$390,000
Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza $32,500 5% $39,520-$1,030,625
Tony Saccos $20,000-$25,000 5% $39,520-$1,030,625
Topper's Pizza Canada $20,000 5% $213,200-$379,000
Toppers Pizza $30,000 5.5% 3% $292,146-$530,652
Tosto QuickFire Pizza $30,000-$40,000 6% $175,000-$500,000
Unique Pizza $30,000-$100,000 5% 3% $62,800-And Up
Unique Pizza and Subs, The $20,000 5% 3% $73,800-$101,400
Uno Chicago Grill $40,000 5% $1,168,000-$2,410,500
Uno Due Go $25,000 5% $300,000-$700,000
Uno Express N/A 0 0 $1,500-$90,000
Urban Bricks Pizza $35,000 6% 1% $281,000-$757,750
Villa Italian Kitchen $25,000-$35,000 6% $302,950-$1,016,000
Vocelli Pizza $30,000 5% 1% $156,000-$330,900
Wally's Old Fashioned Pizza $25,000 $143,750-$161,500
Western Pizza Express $25,000 5% 3% $225,000-$240,700
Westside Pizza $14,000 4% $128,900-$397,400
World's Healthiest Pizza $25,000 6.5% 2to2.5% $175,000-$250,000
Your Pie $35,000 $318,750-$704,000
Z Pizza $30,000 6% 3% $249,000-$359,000
Zeppe's Pizzeria $25,000 5% $215,000-$265,000