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    Fat Shack vs Figaros Italian 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.

    Fat Shack2026 FDDFigaros Italian Pizza2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Fat Shack

    $183,250 – $487,600

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    $86,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Fat Shack

    $35,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    $12,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Royalty · Item 6

    Fat Shack

    6% · percent of Gross Sales

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Fat Shack: 2, Figaros Italian Pizza: 16). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Fat Shack

    $183,250 – $487,600
    TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    $86,500
    Total initial investment: $86,500–$549,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Fat Shack

    $35,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    $12,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Fat Shack

    6% · percent of Gross Sales
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Fat Shack

    1.5% of gross sales
    Marketing and Promotion Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    3%
    wal or other automatic processes we specify in the Operations Manual. Branding Fee 2 — 3% — 3%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Fat Shack

    31
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Fat Shack

    +1
    Calculated: 30 at end of 2023 → 31 at end of 2025

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Fat Shack

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Fat Shack

    2015
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 11

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Fat Shack

    2013
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Figaros Italian Pizza

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Fat Shack
    Franchised (24 locations) — revenue
    $614,309
    median Annual Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    Company-owned (2 locations) — revenue
    $620,432
    mean annual Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    Figaros Italian Pizza
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Domestic Figaro’s franchised stores open at least 12 months — BOTTOM 10%
    1 stores
    other Bottom 10%
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Domestic individual-unit Figaro's stores, Top 10% revenue group
    50 percent
    other Top 10%
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Domestic individual-unit Figaro's stores, Top 25% revenue group
    1 stores
    other Top 25%
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    +13 more groups in the full report

    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.

    Fat Shack vs Figaros Italian Pizza: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Fat Shack or Figaros Italian Pizza?
    Fat Shack: $183,250 – $487,600 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18); Figaros Italian Pizza: $86,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Figaros Italian Pizza. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Fat Shack and Figaros Italian Pizza disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Fat Shack has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Figaros Italian Pizza has reviewed Item 19 figures for 16 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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