Franchise opportunities compared
Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant vs Pizza Schmizza
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant and Pizza Schmizza disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | CSChester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant | PSPizza Schmizza |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $15,500 – $306,500 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $50,000 – $591,500 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $1,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 | $10,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed royalty record | Not available No reviewed royalty record |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $10,000 De-Branding Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | 3% account withdrawal or other automatic processes we specify in the Operations Manual. Branding Fee 2 — 3% — 3% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 918 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47 | 16 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 65 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −84 Calculated: 1,002 at end of 2023 → 918 at end of 2025 | −1 Calculated: 17 at end of 2023 → 16 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | No reviewed Item 19 figures | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant vs Pizza Schmizza: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant or Pizza Schmizza?
- Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant: $15,500 – $306,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Pizza Schmizza: $50,000 – $591,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant or Pizza Schmizza?
- Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant: 918 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47); Pizza Schmizza: 16 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 65). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant and Pizza Schmizza disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file; Pizza Schmizza makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.