Franchise opportunities compared

    Pizzeria Uno 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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Pizzeria Uno

    $206,500 – $2,483,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Red Robin Restaurants

    $2,705,000 – $5,785,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Pizzeria Uno

    Not available

    Red Robin Restaurants

    $35,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    Pizzeria Uno

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Red Robin Restaurants

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Pizzeria Uno discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Pizzeria Uno has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Pizzeria Uno

    $206,500 – $2,483,500
    2026 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)

    Pizzeria Uno

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Red Robin Restaurants

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

    Pizzeria Uno

    5%
    Royalty weekly gross sales subject monthly minimum
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Red Robin Restaurants

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

    Pizzeria Uno

    2%
    Unimplemented marketing media fund maximum — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Red Robin Restaurants

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Pizzeria Uno

    42
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57

    Red Robin Restaurants

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

    Pizzeria Uno

    −31
    Calculated: 73 at end of 2023 → 42 at end of 2025

    Red Robin Restaurants

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

    Pizzeria Uno

    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)

    Pizzeria Uno

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Red Robin Restaurants

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

    Pizzeria Uno

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Red Robin Restaurants

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Pizzeria Uno
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Highest3 of5parent fullservice
    19.51 percent
    other Highest3 parent-owned Direct labor percent
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Full service Parent-owned
    $3,040,690
    other Parent-owned annual average sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Full service Domestic franchised
    $2,159,113
    other Domestic franchised annual median sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    +3 more groups in the full report
    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.

    Pizzeria Uno vs Red Robin Restaurants: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Pizzeria Uno or Red Robin Restaurants?
    Pizzeria Uno: $206,500 – $2,483,500 (2026 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 Pizzeria Uno. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Pizzeria Uno and Red Robin Restaurants disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Pizzeria Uno has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 location groups; 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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