Is Sauce Pizza / Wine a good franchise to buy?

Whether Sauce Pizza / Wine is a good franchise investment depends on your personal goals, available capital, and local market conditions. We recommend reviewing the full FDD, speaking with existing franchisees listed in Item 20, and consulting with a franchise attorney before making a decision.

Sauce Pizza / Wine

Sauce Pizza / Wine franchises enable operators to run restaurants specializing in wood-fired pizzas, a variety of pasta dishes, salads, and branded licensed products, offered on a take-out, delivery, or eat-in basis. The business model focuses on franchising this casual dining concept in free-standing buildings or end caps in retail centers, with initial investments ranging significantly based on leasing or purchasing premises. It targets the general public of all ages, competing with local, regional, national restaurants, and grocery stores in the food service industry.

$1336K–$3506K

Investment

Since 2024

Franchising

Food & BeverageMinnetonka, MNBBQ Holdings, Inc.www.saucepizzaandwine.comDisclaimer

Franchise Costs

Franchise Fee

$40,000

Item 5 of FDD

Initial Investment Range

$1,336,250 – $3,505,750

Low: $1,336,250High: $3,505,750

Item 7 of FDD

Royalty Rate

5.00%

of gross sales

Brand Fund

1.00%

Item 6 of FDD

Fixed Monthly Fees

$300 – $600

Item 6 of FDD

5% royalty + 1% ad fund + $300-$600/mo performance evaluations

Financial Performance

Item 19 Financial Performance

This franchise did not provide Item 19 financial performance data.

Be careful if you are interested in investing. The lack of financial performance representations may indicate limited data or varying results across franchises.

Extracted Item 19 Section

How Sauce Pizza / Wine Compares

Key Insights

Higher investment than 88% of Fast Food franchises

Franchise	Investment	Fee	Royalty	Locations
Sauce Pizza / Wine Current	$1.3M – $3.5M	$40K	5.0%	0
MCDONALD'S	$1.5M – $2.6M	$45K	N/A	12,772
AFC	$45K – $151K	$6K	9.5%	3,572
SONIC DRIVE-IN	$1.7M – $3.1M	$15K	5.0%	3,441
JIMMY JOHN'S	$366K – $728K	$35K	6.0%	2,647
ARBY'S	$645K – $2.5M	$38K	4.0%	2,316
Fast Food Average 126 franchises	$594K – $1.5M	$35K	6.1%	–

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 126 Fast Food franchises by location count.

Due Diligence

Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases12

Primarily franchisee claims of misrepresentation, fraud, and violations of state franchise laws (e.g., FIPA, WFIPA); franchisor claims and counterclaims for breach of contract, unpaid royalties and fees, and termination/post-termination compliance.

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryYes

Co-COO Adam Lehr, in connection with his ownership of Lehr Restaurant Group and Lehr Real Estate (dba Dvincis Restaurant), filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy on January 30, 2018; discharged June 29, 2021.

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations

Non-Renewals

Reacquired

Ceased Ops

Transfers

Sold to Franchisees

Projected New

Frequently Asked Questions

The total initial investment to open a Sauce Pizza / Wine franchise ranges from $1,336,250 to $3,505,750. This includes a franchise fee of $40,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.