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Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO Franchise

Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.

Pizza · disclosure-honesty grade · from public state filings
GRADE F · WEAK DISCLOSURE

Disclosure honesty

F
Transparency 1 / 5

Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it F.

Outlets24
Disclosed lawsuits0
Closure signals—
Investment
—
Total fees
—
Outlets
24
Closure signals
—
Lawsuits
0
◢ FINDINGS
ITEM 19
Grade F disclosure
The disclosed numbers are incomplete or framed to look better than an owner's real take-home.

What their own earnings claim actually says

FDD states Item 19 financial performance representations exist but content excerpts provided do not include actual numbers, revenue, or income data tables.

What a Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO franchise costs to run

Training fees: $50/hour (4-hour minimum) + $200 per diem; extension fee $10,000-$12,500; relocation 50% of current initial fee.

Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO's filing doesn't break its fees into a table we can itemise — this is the fee language as disclosed. Ask for Items 5 and 6 directly.

Is Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO worth it? — how it compares to 38 similar franchises

Disclosure honestyGrade Fless honest than most of the category
Disclosed lawsuits0fewer than most

Benchmarked against every pizza franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.

◤ CLASSIFIED · ITEM 19 RECONSTRUCTED

Owner take-home for a Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO

The franchisor's framing: FDD states Item 19 financial performance representations exist but content excerpts provid… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.

LOW
MEDIAN
HIGH

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Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO franchise — frequently asked

How much does a Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO franchise cost?
Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO's current FDD excerpt doesn't clearly state a total investment range — ask for Item 7 directly.
How much do Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO franchise owners make?
FDD states Item 19 financial performance representations exist but content excerpts provided do not include actual numbers, revenue, or income data tables. We grade this disclosure F for honesty.
What are the Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO franchise fees?
Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO's FDD excerpt doesn't clearly itemise the fee structure — ask for Items 5 and 6 directly.
What is the Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO franchise profit margin?
Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: FDD states Item 19 financial performance representations exist but content excerpts provided do not include actual numbers, revenue, or income data tables. Recurring fees alone take about a fixed cut 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 Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO franchise failure rate?
Item 20 shows zero net change 2024-2025; no franchise growth documented for DELCO.
How many Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO locations are there?
Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO's FDD reports 24 total outlets. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
Does Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO have complaints or lawsuits?
Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO 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 Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO franchise worth it?
It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO scores F on disclosure honesty. 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 Mr. Gatti's Pizza - DELCO or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.