Rosati’s Pizza Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 1964

Franchising Since: 2006

Headquarters: Cedar Park, Texas

Estimated Number of Units: 130

Franchise Description: The franchisor is Rosati's Pizza Enterprises, Inc. Franchisees conduct Rosati's business which provide a pizzeria restaurant featuring pizza, calzones, wings, pastas, Italian sandwiches, appetizers, salads, Cannoli’s and Zeppole’s. The franchisor offers two layouts, the carryout and delivery model and the sports pub model.
Training Overview: Franchisees and their manager must successfully complete four levels of training in conjunction with beginning operation of the franchised business. The four levels include two pre-training courses; initial training at one of the franchisor’s restaurants (at least two weeks) plus a total of three to five weeks of training at the franchised business, which includes two components: the soft opening training, which shall be completed prior to opening to the general public, and the opening program, which includes the opening day plus post opening assistance of two to four weeks of additional guidance from the franchisor’s training staff. Periodically, the franchisor may require a previously trained and experienced manager, other managers and/or employees to attend refresher-training programs to be conducted at the franchisor’s headquarters or other locations it designates.

Territory Granted: Franchisees must operate their restaurant from one specific location that the franchisor has approved. Once the location is approved, franchisees are granted a protected area that will be described in the Franchise Agreement. For non-urban locations, the protected area will be the geographical area within four miles of the front door, by road, of the restaurant location using the roads in existence at the time of the date of the Franchise Agreement. If the franchise location is in an urban area, the protected area will be the geographic area within up to two miles of the front door, by road, of the restaurant location using the roads in existence at the time of the date of the Franchise Agreement. The size of the protected area will be determined by the franchisor and based on population density, traffic flow, geographical barriers and other considerations. The continued right of territory protection does depend on the maintaining of a specified gross sales volume.

Obligations and Restrictions: The franchised business must always be under the direct supervision of the named manager who must speak, read and write in English, which may be the franchisee. The named manager must devote full-time, personal attention to the franchised business. Unless the franchisor otherwise agrees in writing, the franchisee must be one of the trainees. Franchisees must offer the services, and products specified periodically in strict accordance with the franchisor’s standards and specifications. Franchisees may not sell any services or products that the franchisor has not authorized in writing and must discontinue offering any services or products that the franchisor may disapprove of within 30 days’ written notice.

Term of Agreement and Renewal: The length of the initial franchise term is 20 years. If conditions are met, franchisees may renew for an additional 10-year term.

Financial Assistance: At the franchisor’s choice, based upon its sole discretion, it has decided at this time to not offer any in-house financing options. However, the franchisor may assist franchisees in obtaining outside financing for their franchise. The franchisor offers a veteran discount when of 25% off the initial fees, if qualified, for U.S. military who are also eligible for VetFran membership.

Estimated Initial Investment

Name of Fee	Low	High
Initial Fees	$35,000	$35,000
Travel and Living Expenses While Training	$1,500	$10,000
Rent / Real Estate Deposit	$3,000	$36,000
Utility and Miscellaneous Security Deposits	$2,000	$20,000
Leasehold Improvements	$25,000	$600,000
Signage	$5,000	$25,000
Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment	$55,000	$350,000
Opening Inventory	$7,500	$30,000
Insurance	$1,700	$10,000
Office Equipment and Supplies	$500	$3,000
Professional Fees	$5,000	$30,000
Licensing and Permits	$1,500	$25,000
Additional Funds (first 3 months)	$5,000	$75,000
ESTIMATED TOTAL	$147,200	$1,249,000

 
Other Fees

Name of Fee	Amount
Royalty Fee	5% of gross sales.
National Advertising Fund	$350 per month or 1% of gross sales, whichever is greater.
Local Advertising Fee	Varies, currently $0.
Advertising Cooperative	The amount will vary by cooperative.
Technology Fees	$415 per month.
Technology Setup Fees	$15,000 to $25,000 for a carryout/delivery restaurant; and $20,000 to $40,000 for a sports pub, plus $1,428 per year in maintenance.
Inspection Fees	Cost of inspection.
Lease Renewal Fee	Reimburse the franchisor's costs, but currently not exceeding $2,500.
Costs and Attorneys’ Fees	Will vary under circumstances.
Telephone Service Cost	The franchisor's direct costs and expenses.
Audit Expenses	All costs and expenses associated with audit.
Late Fees	$100
Insufficient Funds Fee	$100 or the maximum amount as permitted by State law.
Insurance	Amount incurred.
Insurance Policies	Amount incurred.
Transfer Fee	$17,500
Relocation Assistance	Costs of providing relocation assistance.
Other Audit Fees and Amounts	All costs and expenses associated with audit.
Customer Service	All costs and expenses incurred in assisting the franchisee's consumers.
Remedial Training / Additional Training	Daily rates as published in the manual, currently $250.
Additional Operations Assistance	Daily rates as published in the manual, currently $250.
Ongoing Training Programs	Franchisees are required to pay their expenses as well as their employees’ expenses for attending.
Temporary Management Assistance	Daily rates as published in the manual, currently $250.
National / Regional Meetings	$750 for two attendees, but currently $0.
Indemnification / Legal Fees	All costs including attorney’s fees.
Renewal Fees	$5,000
Replacement Operations Manual	$500 each.
Liquidated Damages on Confidential Information (disclosure only)	$20,000 per breach.
Lost Revenue Damages / Liquidated Damages	Amount varies.
Prospective Supplier Sample Tests	$250, plus actual costs incurred.
Maintenance and Renovation	Amounts vary.
Taxes	As determined by applicable taxing authorities.

The above information has been compiled from the FDD of Rosati’s Pizza. Year of FDD: 2025.
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