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    Pizzaexpress Limited vs Red Robin Restaurants

    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.

    Pizzaexpress Limited2025 FDDRed Robin Restaurants2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    $931,765 – $1,520,861

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Red Robin Restaurants

    $2,705,000 – $5,785,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    $20,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Red Robin Restaurants

    $35,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    6% · — 6

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Red Robin Restaurants

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Pizzaexpress Limited figures come from its 2025 FDD and Red Robin Restaurants figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Pizzaexpress Limited discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Pizzaexpress Limited has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    $931,765 – $1,520,861
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Red Robin Restaurants

    $2,705,000 – $5,785,000
    Red Robin freestanding prototype building Total Estimated Initial Investment (Excluding Real Estate and Liquor License): $2,705,000–$5,785,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    $20,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Red Robin Restaurants

    $35,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    6% · — 6
    e Royalty Fee payable by you in the next immediate development period will be equal to six percent
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Red Robin Restaurants

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

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Red Robin Restaurants

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Red Robin Restaurants

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

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Red Robin Restaurants

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

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Red Robin Restaurants

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

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Red Robin Restaurants

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

    Pizzaexpress Limited

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Red Robin Restaurants

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Pizzaexpress Limited
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $2,160,778
    other Net sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    Red Robin Restaurants

    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.

    Pizzaexpress Limited vs Red Robin Restaurants: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Pizzaexpress Limited or Red Robin Restaurants?
    Pizzaexpress Limited: $931,765 – $1,520,861 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Red Robin Restaurants: $2,705,000 – $5,785,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Pizzaexpress Limited. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Pizzaexpress Limited and Red Robin Restaurants disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Pizzaexpress Limited has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Red Robin Restaurants 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.

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