Brixx Wood Fired Pizza Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Brixx Wood Fired Pizza franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses New South-operated and franchisee-operated average/median gross sales for 2024-2025. New South avg $2.8-2.9M; franchisee avg $1.7-1.8M. Excludes operating costs, expenses, royalties. Cherry-picks established units (1+ year operation only).
What a Brixx Wood Fired Pizza 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 | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 7% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $987,550 – $1,579,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 5% weekly; Brand Fund 2% weekly; local advertising 2% monthly minimum. Multiple discretionary/penalty fees including non-compliance ($250-$1,000), unapproved advertising fines, liquidated damages (minimum $60K).
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 19 |
| Ceased operations | 2 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 1 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 10.5% of outlets |
3 outlets ceased 2023; declining company-owned base (11→9); 2025 system flat at 19 units.
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 Brixx Wood Fired Pizza worth it? — how it compares to 38 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 7% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $987,550 | pricier than 74% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 10.5% of outlets | worse than 92% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
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 Brixx Wood Fired Pizza
The franchisor's framing: Discloses New South-operated and franchisee-operated average/median gross sales for 2024-2… 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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Brixx Wood Fired Pizza franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Brixx Wood Fired Pizza franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $987,550–$1,579,000, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Brixx Wood Fired Pizza franchise owners make?
- Discloses New South-operated and franchisee-operated average/median gross sales for 2024-2025. New South avg $2.8-2.9M; franchisee avg $1.7-1.8M. Excludes operating costs, expenses, royalties. Cherry-picks established units (1+ year operation only). We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Brixx Wood Fired Pizza franchise fees?
- Brixx Wood Fired Pizza's FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 7% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 5% weekly; Brand Fund 2% weekly; local advertising 2% monthly minimum. Multiple discretionary/penalty fees including non-compliance ($250-$1,000), unapproved advertising fines, liquidated damages (minimum $60K).
- What is the Brixx Wood Fired Pizza franchise profit margin?
- Brixx Wood Fired Pizza does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses New South-operated and franchisee-operated average/median gross sales for 2024-2025. New South avg $2.8-2.9M; franchisee avg $1.7-1.8M. Excludes operating costs, expenses, royalties. Cherry-picks established units (1+ year operation only). Recurring fees alone take about 7% 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 Brixx Wood Fired Pizza franchise failure rate?
- 3 outlets ceased 2023; declining company-owned base (11→9); 2025 system flat at 19 units.
- How many Brixx Wood Fired Pizza locations are there?
- Brixx Wood Fired Pizza's FDD reports 19 total outlets, with 2 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 Brixx Wood Fired Pizza have complaints or lawsuits?
- Brixx Wood Fired Pizza discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Brixx Wood Fired Pizza franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Brixx Wood Fired Pizza scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 7% of sales in ongoing fees. 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 Brixx Wood Fired Pizza or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.