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MARCO'S PIZZA AND MARCOS

MARCO'S PIZZA AND MARCOS

Marco’s Pizza franchises operate quick-service restaurants specializing in pizza and secondary menu items such as chicken wings, salads, CheezyBread, sandwiches, desserts, and beverages, offered primarily for carryout, delivery, dine-in, and catering. The business model involves franchising single stores or multi-unit developments under standardized systems including proprietary recipes, equipment layouts, operations manuals, training, and national branding. They target consumers seeking convenient, high-quality Italian-inspired fast food, competing with national and local pizza chains.

1,139locations
Since 2004
Food & BeverageToledo, OHMarco’s Pizza Holdings, LLCwww.marcos.comDisclaimer

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Franchise Costs

Franchise Fee
$25,000
Initial Investment
N/A
Royalty Rate
5.50%
Brand Fund
1.00%
Fixed Monthly Fees
$100 – $100

5.5% royalty + 1% brand development fund + 4% national advertising fund + variable regional advertising funds + $100/mo SMS/MMS program fee + $430/mo software maintenance and support fees + $27.96/week technology fee

Financial Performance


Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$878,180
Median Gross Revenue
$832,403
Top Quartile Revenue
$1,288,466
Bottom Quartile Revenue
$543,193

Data Based On: 997 Marco's Pizza Franchised Stores that were open for the full 52-week period ending December 28, 2025.

* Calculated weighted average for the bottom 25% of stores: ((997 total stores * $878,180 overall average) - (748 top 75% stores * $989,693 average for top 75%)) / 249 bottom 25% stores = $543,193.16

Extracted Item 19 Section

Avg. Revenue: $878,180

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How MARCO'S PIZZA AND MARCOS Compares

FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
MARCO'S PIZZA AND MARCOS
Current
N/A$25K5.5%1,139
MCDONALD'S$1.5M – $2.6M$45KN/A12,772
AFC$45K – $151K$6K9.5%3,572
KFC (NON-TRADITIONAL)$1.2M – $4.2M$45KN/A3,404
SONIC DRIVE-IN$1.5M – $2.5M$15K5.0%3,120
CHICK-FIL-A License Program$586K – $3.4MN/A10.0%2,795
Fast Food Average
131 franchises
$614K – $1.6M$35K6.2%

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 131 Fast Food franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth


Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2025)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States
1TX
204
2FL
162
3GA
117
4OH
104
5NC
59
6TN
51
7SC
46
8VA
43
9MI
41
10AL
40
11OK
27
12IN
26
13UT
26
14CA
23
15CO
19

+20 more states

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SBA Loan History


Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for MARCO'S PIZZA AND MARCOS franchisees (20102025)

Total Loans
460
Average Loan
$368,358
Total Volume
$169.4M
Default Rate
3.5%

Loans by Year

SBA 7(a) loan activity over time

* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.

460 SBA loans on record

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Franchisee Contacts

519 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

519 Contacts Available

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Due Diligence


Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases6

Includes disputes related to area representative agreements, collection actions against former franchisees, and claims involving breach of contract and deceptive trade practices.

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
9
Non-Renewals
5
Reacquired
0
Ceased Ops
14
Transfers
56
Sold to Franchisees
0
Projected New
71

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Frequently Asked Questions

MARCO'S PIZZA AND MARCOS does disclose financial performance data (Item 19) in their 2026 FDD, including average and median gross revenue figures. Get full access to see the exact revenue numbers and detailed financial breakdown.