Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2020), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross sales data for 292 restaurants operating full 2025 year. Average $1,009,266; median $969,285; range $352,289–$2,892,735. Only 42% met/exceeded average. Food/labor costs reported by 133 outlets only; 159 non-reporters excluded.
What a Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30,000 | 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 | $356,000 – $993,946 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 5% weekly (min $500/week if unopened). Marketing 1%, Ad coop up to 2%. Multiple compliance/technology fees up to $2,000.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 321 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 1 |
| Transferred to new owners | 23 |
| Closure rate | 0.3% of outlets |
2 cessations, 1 termination in 2025; 23 transfers suggest ownership turnover.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2020. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants worth it? — how it compares to 38 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $356,000 | cheaper than most (median $380,000) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.3% 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 Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants
The franchisor's framing: Gross sales data for 292 restaurants operating full 2025 year. Average $1,009,266; median … 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
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Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $356,000–$993,946, including a $30,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants franchise owners make?
- Gross sales data for 292 restaurants operating full 2025 year. Average $1,009,266; median $969,285; range $352,289–$2,892,735. Only 42% met/exceeded average. Food/labor costs reported by 133 outlets only; 159 non-reporters excluded. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants franchise fees?
- Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants' FDD discloses a $30,000 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. Royalty 5% weekly (min $500/week if unopened). Marketing 1%, Ad coop up to 2%. Multiple compliance/technology fees up to $2,000.
- What is the Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants franchise profit margin?
- Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross sales data for 292 restaurants operating full 2025 year. Average $1,009,266; median $969,285; range $352,289–$2,892,735. Only 42% met/exceeded average. Food/labor costs reported by 133 outlets only; 159 non-reporters excluded. 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 Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants franchise failure rate?
- 2 cessations, 1 termination in 2025; 23 transfers suggest ownership turnover.
- How many Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants locations are there?
- Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants' FDD reports 321 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 23 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants have complaints or lawsuits?
- Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants 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 Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants 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: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2020). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Mountain Mike's Pizza Restaurants or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.