Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross sales only for 16 franchises open 24+ months, divided into thirds. Top third averaged $3.5M, middle $2.2M, bottom $1.4M. No net income/profit data disclosed.
What a Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 3% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $1,059,000 – $3,336,875 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
5% royalty + 3% brand fund + 1% local advertising minimum. $25K renewal/$25K transfer fees. Multiple discretionary training/compliance fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 20 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 5 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
2024: 5 terminations from 21 outlets (24% termination rate). 2025: 4 non-renewals from 24 outlets (17%).
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar worth it? — how it compares to 38 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $1,059,000 | pricier than 80% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 0.6%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 4 | more litigious than 76% of peers |
Benchmarked against every pizza franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar
The franchisor's framing: Gross sales only for 16 franchises open 24+ months, divided into thirds. Top third average… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $1,059,000–$3,336,875, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise owners make?
- Gross sales only for 16 franchises open 24+ months, divided into thirds. Top third averaged $3.5M, middle $2.2M, bottom $1.4M. No net income/profit data disclosed. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise fees?
- Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar's FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 3% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 5% royalty + 3% brand fund + 1% local advertising minimum. $25K renewal/$25K transfer fees. Multiple discretionary training/compliance fees.
- What is the Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise profit margin?
- Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross sales only for 16 franchises open 24+ months, divided into thirds. Top third averaged $3.5M, middle $2.2M, bottom $1.4M. No net income/profit data disclosed. Recurring fees alone take about 8% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise failure rate?
- 2024: 5 terminations from 21 outlets (24% termination rate). 2025: 4 non-renewals from 24 outlets (17%).
- How many Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar locations are there?
- Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar's FDD reports 20 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar have complaints or lawsuits?
- Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar discloses 4 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 4 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.