FILING · MN · 2024 FDD · 1+ YEAR OLD
Marco's Pizza FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2024
The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). Marco's Pizza's most recent FDD tracked here is the 2024 FDD · 1+ year old, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Registration-state filings are public records, so you can read it free, with no sign-up.
PUBLIC RECORD · FILED 2024 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $25,000 |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 5.5% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $286K–$805K |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — financial performance representation made |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2023) | 1,076 franchised at year end · 27 exits (exit rate 2.6%, fiscal 2023) |
The headline figure is Average Net Royalty Sales for FY2023 (52 weeks ended Dec 31, 2023), for 894 of 1,076 units, leaving out international locations incl. Puerto Rico, new stores not open the entire 52 weeks, special venue locations and others. The mean is 6% above the median, so a minority of high-volume units pulls the average up. It shows no costs, so it says nothing about what an owner keeps.
Graded on three things the filing states: coverage (2 points if the figure covers at least 75% of the units it is compared with, 1 point for 50–75%), centre (2 points if it prints both a median and a mean, 1 for one of them), and costs (2 points for costs through a profit line or full cost detail, 1 for some cost items). 5–6 points = More complete, 3–4 = Partial, 0–2 = Limited. The grade describes the disclosure, not the business.
| What is measured | Average Net Royalty Sales (net sales) |
| Period | FY2023 (52 weeks ended Dec 31, 2023) |
| Whose results | Franchised outlets |
| Units included | 894 of 1,076 Marco's Pizza Franchised Stores at Dec 31, 2023 |
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| Average (mean) | $950K |
| Median | $896K |
| Mean vs median | mean 6.1% above median |
| Met or beat the average | 392 (44%) |
| Costs shown | None — sales only |
| Where | p. 87 (Item 19 runs pp. 86–90) |
| The filing's words | “historical data of the Net Royalty Sales of 894 Marco's Pizza Franchised Stores that were open during 52-weeks of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023” |
Every figure above was extracted by software from the 2024 Marco's Pizza FDD as filed (figures are not individually checked by a person) and links back to that document. Fields that could not be extracted are omitted; no figure here is estimated. Extraction errors are possible: the filing controls, and FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number. Spotted an error? Franchisors and owners can report it via the contact on our Terms page.
Marco's Pizza FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the Marco's Pizza FDD for free?
Marco's Pizza's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is Marco's Pizza's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent Marco's Pizza FDD tracked here is the 2024 FDD · 1+ year old, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually; confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does Marco's Pizza's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — Marco's Pizza makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2024 FDD. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does Marco's Pizza's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2023, Marco's Pizza ended with 1,076 franchised outlets; 27 of 1,022 open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 2.6%, fiscal 2023) through terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons".
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