Marco's Pizza Franchise Review

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Marco's Pizza is a Franchise Grade Made The Grade™ franchise opportunity, which means it's ranked highly by our research team.

Franchise Opportunity Data

Marco's Pizza is primarily a pizza restaurant featuring the sale of various sizes and recipes of pizza for dine-in, carryout and delivery. Stores also sell secondary products such as chicken wings, salads, CheezyBread, sandwiches, desserts, and beverages.

How much does an Marco's Pizza franchise cost?

Marco's Pizza has an initial franchise fee of up to $25,000, with a overall upfront investment range of $223,535 to $586,410.

  • Initial Franchise Fee: $25,000
  • Total Investment: $223,535 to $586,410
  • Working Capital: $15,000 to $45,000
  • Royalty Fee: 5.5%

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How much does an Marco's Pizza owner make?

As with any new business, there needs to be a solid return on your investment and net profit potential. The specific franchise owner's salary and the profits from an Marco's Pizza business depends on a lot of different factors. One way to check on the potential revenues or profits generated from a Marco's Pizza franchise investment is to analzye the franchisor's Item 19 within their Franchise Disclosure Document. This is called a financial performance representation. This is not required within a franchisor's disclosure and approximately 68% of all franchisors in our database will disclose financial performance data within Item 19 of their FDD. Some franchisors may provide limited information such as average gross revenues. This type of information is not always helpful to determine profits for you directly. So review systemwide sales data with caution. As expected, usually profits and owner's salary are proportionate to the overall size of the upfront investment. The larger the initial investment, the larger profits you should expect to see

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How many franchise locations do they have?

As of the 2020 Franchise Disclosure Document, there are 875 franchised Marco's Pizza locations across the United States.

Did you know there are over 3,000 franchise opportunities across the United States. More than 80% have less than 10 locations.

Are there any Marco's Pizza franchises in my city?

Based on 2020 FDD research, Marco's Pizza has franchise locations in 34 states.

AL
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AZ
CA
CO
FL
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ID
IL
IN
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LA
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MI
MN
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MS
NC
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SC
SD
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Based on our research Marco's Pizza is growing into new regions and might be available near you.

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Last Reviewed: 2020

Sector: Quick Service Restaurants

Category: Pizza

Marco's Pizza Franchise STATS

Total Investment
$223,535 - $586,410
Franchise Fee
$25,000
Franchise agreement
Initial Term
10 Years
Renewal Term
10 Years
Franchise outlet growth
2012
301
2019
875
Ongoing fees
Royalty
5.5%
ad fees
5.0%
# of franchised outlets
875

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

Do they provide any initial training and opening assistance?

Yes, they have an initial training program of 332.20 hours. This includes 66.20 hours of classroom training, 266 hours of on-the-job training, and 0 hours of online training. In their FDD they outline who's in charge of the training. Unlock to find out more.


Online 0
On-the-Job 266
Classroom 66.20
Total 332.20

Do they provide Territory Protections?

Marco's Pizza offers territory protections. For an explanation of territory rights, unlock this franchise opportunity for more details.

Do they have marketing and technology support in place?

No, Marco's Pizza does NOT offer comprehensive support for franchisees.


When did Marco's Pizza begin franchising?

They began franchising in 2004. The average Pizza franchise began franchising in 2005.


Does Marco's Pizza offer lending support?

No, but you can click here to fill out our affordability calculator and understand your financing options.

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