Sauce Pizza / Wine Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Sauce Pizza / Wine franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Sauce Pizza / Wine discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
13 company-owned outlets averaged $1.92M gross sales (median $2.16M). 54% met/exceeded average. All existing, multi-year operations. New franchisees may perform differently.
What a Sauce Pizza / Wine franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 6% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $1,336,500 – $3,510,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
5% royalty + $10/week surcharge max; 1% advertising; 1.5% local advertising minimum; various add-on fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Sauce Pizza / Wine system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 13 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
No franchised outlets exist; all 13 outlets company-owned. Zero franchisee history.
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 Sauce Pizza / Wine worth it? — how it compares to 38 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $1,336,500 | pricier than 89% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 0.6%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 11 | more litigious than 95% 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 Sauce Pizza / Wine
The franchisor's framing: 13 company-owned outlets averaged $1.92M gross sales (median $2.16M). 54% met/exceeded ave… 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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Sauce Pizza / Wine franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Sauce Pizza / Wine franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $1,336,500–$3,510,000, including a $40,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Sauce Pizza / Wine franchise owners make?
- 13 company-owned outlets averaged $1.92M gross sales (median $2.16M). 54% met/exceeded average. All existing, multi-year operations. New franchisees may perform differently. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Sauce Pizza / Wine franchise fees?
- Sauce Pizza / Wine's FDD discloses a $40,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 5% royalty + $10/week surcharge max; 1% advertising; 1.5% local advertising minimum; various add-on fees.
- What is the Sauce Pizza / Wine franchise profit margin?
- Sauce Pizza / Wine does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 13 company-owned outlets averaged $1.92M gross sales (median $2.16M). 54% met/exceeded average. All existing, multi-year operations. New franchisees may perform differently. Recurring fees alone take about 6% 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 Sauce Pizza / Wine franchise failure rate?
- No franchised outlets exist; all 13 outlets company-owned. Zero franchisee history.
- How many Sauce Pizza / Wine locations are there?
- Sauce Pizza / Wine's FDD reports 13 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 Sauce Pizza / Wine have complaints or lawsuits?
- Sauce Pizza / Wine discloses 11 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 Sauce Pizza / Wine franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Sauce Pizza / Wine scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 6% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 11 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 Sauce Pizza / Wine or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.