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

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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.

$1337K–$3510K

Investment

Since 2024

Franchising

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

Franchise Costs

Franchise Fee

$40,000

Item 5 of FDD

Initial Investment Range

$1,336,500 – $3,510,000

Low: $1,336,500High: $3,510,000

Item 7 of FDD

Royalty Rate

5.00%

of gross sales

Brand Fund

1.00%

Item 6 of FDD

Fixed Monthly Fees

$200 – $325

Item 6 of FDD

5% royalty + 1% ad fund + $200-$325/mo technology support

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.

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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
KFC (NON-TRADITIONAL)	$1.2M – $4.2M	$45K	N/A	3,404
SONIC DRIVE-IN	$1.5M – $2.5M	$15K	5.0%	3,120
JIMMY JOHN'S	$366K – $734K	$35K	6.0%	2,737
Fast Food Average 129 franchises	$613K – $1.6M	$35K	6.1%	–

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 129 Fast Food franchises by location count.

Due Diligence

Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases11

Primarily misrepresentation and state franchise law violation claims by franchisees, breach of contract and termination disputes, and franchisor actions for post-termination trademark infringement and fee collection.

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo

No bankruptcy history reported

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 $1,336,500 to $3,510,000. This includes a franchise fee of $40,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.