Cascadia Pizza Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Cascadia Pizza franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Cascadia Pizza discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
3 company-owned outlets financial data: Enumclaw ($245.8K net), Maple Valley ($426.1K net), North Bend ($159.8K net). 3 franchise outlets: Coeur d'Alene ($371.6K), Rathdrum ($381.9K), Salem ($374.7K). Cherry-picking: excludes full-service Bellevue model; data excludes owner compensation; unaudited.
What a Cascadia Pizza franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% 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 | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $325,542 – $646,110 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty + 2% brand development fund + $500/month marketing + $300/month technology (max $500). Additional training, audit, compliance fees apply.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Cascadia Pizza system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 8 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero terminations/transfers 2023-2025. Only 3 franchise outlets reporting; minimal attrition data.
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 Cascadia Pizza worth it? — how it compares to 38 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $325,542 | cheaper than most (median $380,000) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 0.6%) |
| 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 Cascadia Pizza
The franchisor's framing: 3 company-owned outlets financial data: Enumclaw ($245.8K net), Maple Valley ($426.1K net)… 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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Cascadia Pizza franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Cascadia Pizza franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $325,542–$646,110, including a $49,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Cascadia Pizza franchise owners make?
- 3 company-owned outlets financial data: Enumclaw ($245.8K net), Maple Valley ($426.1K net), North Bend ($159.8K net). 3 franchise outlets: Coeur d'Alene ($371.6K), Rathdrum ($381.9K), Salem ($374.7K). Cherry-picking: excludes full-service Bellevue model; data excludes owner compensation; unaudited. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Cascadia Pizza franchise fees?
- Cascadia Pizza's FDD discloses a $49,500 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty + 2% brand development fund + $500/month marketing + $300/month technology (max $500). Additional training, audit, compliance fees apply.
- What is the Cascadia Pizza franchise profit margin?
- Cascadia Pizza does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 3 company-owned outlets financial data: Enumclaw ($245.8K net), Maple Valley ($426.1K net), North Bend ($159.8K net). 3 franchise outlets: Coeur d'Alene ($371.6K), Rathdrum ($381.9K), Salem ($374.7K). Cherry-picking: excludes full-service Bellevue model; data excludes owner compensation; unaudited. 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 Cascadia Pizza franchise failure rate?
- Zero terminations/transfers 2023-2025. Only 3 franchise outlets reporting; minimal attrition data.
- How many Cascadia Pizza locations are there?
- Cascadia Pizza's FDD reports 8 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Cascadia Pizza have complaints or lawsuits?
- Cascadia 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 Cascadia Pizza franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Cascadia Pizza scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35651-202603-03 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Cascadia Pizza or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.