Franchise opportunities compared
CoCo vs Donatos Pizza
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
CoCo
$221,300 – $1,349,000
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17Donatos Pizza
$546,637 – $1,090,537
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
CoCo
$40,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10Donatos Pizza
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
CoCo
2%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11Donatos Pizza
Not available
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Donatos Pizza discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Donatos Pizza has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Donatos PizzaItem 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.
CoCo vs Donatos Pizza: common questions
- Which costs less to open, CoCo or Donatos Pizza?
- CoCo: $221,300 – $1,349,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Donatos Pizza: $546,637 – $1,090,537 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for CoCo. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, CoCo or Donatos Pizza?
- CoCo: 36 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51); Donatos Pizza: 179 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 79). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do CoCo and Donatos Pizza disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- CoCo makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Donatos Pizza has reviewed Item 19 figures for 11 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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Full CoCo report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure

Full Donatos Pizza report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure




