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FILING · MN · 2020 FDD · 5+ YEARS OLD

PITA PIT FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2020

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). PITA PIT's most recent FDD tracked here is the 2020 FDD · 5+ years old, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) (a newer issuance very likely exists; ask the franchisor for it). Registration-state filings are public records, so you can read it free, with no sign-up.

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PUBLIC RECORD · FILED 2020 · SOURCE STATE MN

What the 2020 filing revealedextracted from the filing
ITEM 5Initial franchise fee$30,000
ITEM 6Ongoing royalty6.0% of gross sales
ITEM 7Total initial investment$322K–$497K
ITEM 3Disclosed litigation matters1
ITEM 4Item 4 bankruptcy disclosure (franchisor, predecessor, affiliate or officer — see filing)Yes
ITEM 19Earnings disclosure (FPR)Yes — financial performance representation made
ITEM 20Outlets (fiscal 2020)152 franchised at year end · 16 exits (exit rate 9.7%, fiscal 2020)
ITEM 21Franchisor financial statementsUnmodified (clean) opinion — Anastasi | Moore | Martin, Certified Public Accountants & Consultants PLLC
Item 19 · how PITA PIT's earnings claim is built2020 FDD · page-cited

This filing makes an Item 19 earnings claim; we have not yet read how it is built. Open Item 19 and check which units it covers, which it leaves out, and whether it shows costs.

Item 21 · PITA PIT's own audited statements2020 FDD · page-cited

Anastasi | Moore | Martin, Certified Public Accountants & Consultants PLLC gave an unmodified (clean) opinion on the statements in the 2020 FDD; revenue fell 16% from FY2018 to FY2019.

Audit opinion

Unmodified (clean) opinion

Anastasi | Moore | Martin, Certified Public Accountants & Consultants PLLC · p. 316

Revenue · FY2019

$4.5M

extracted · not cross-checked

Net income · FY2019

$499K

p. 320 · matched to statement

Where FY2019 revenue came from

64% royalties

initial-fee share not extracted

  • Fiscal years covered: FY2018, FY2019 (2020 FDD, statements from p. 320)
  • Statements are for: Pita Pit, Inc.
  • Parent / owner: not identified in the statements
Fiscal yearFY2018FY2019
Total revenue$5.3Mextracted · not cross-checked$4.5Mextracted · not cross-checked
Royalty revenue$3.3Mextracted · not cross-checked$2.9Mextracted · not cross-checked
Net income (loss)$1.6Mp. 320 · matched to statement$499Kp. 320 · matched to statement
Cash at year end$110Kp. 317$249Kp. 317

How to read this: royalties recur as long as franchisees trade; initial and development fees arrive only when new franchises are sold. A franchisor whose revenue leans on initial fees is funding itself by selling territories, and that revenue stops when sales slow. Under ASC 606 most franchisors recognize initial fees over the agreement term, so the line understates the cash collected in a strong selling year. Ad-fund revenue, where reported, is included in total revenue as the statements present it.

Each figure links to its page in the filed PDF. “Matched to statement” means our extraction and a second, rule-based read of the statement page agree; “extracted · not cross-checked” means the statement page is a scanned image or could not be read as text. Figures we could not place on a consistent scale are withheld, not guessed. Spotted an error? Report a correction.

Every figure above was extracted by software from the 2020 PITA PIT 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.

PITA PIT FDD questions, answered

Where can I download the PITA PIT FDD for free?

PITA PIT's 2020 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 PITA PIT's most recent FDD on file?

The most recent PITA PIT FDD tracked here is the 2020 FDD · 5+ years old, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so a newer issuance very likely exists; confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.

Does PITA PIT's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — PITA PIT makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2020 FDD. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.

What does PITA PIT's FDD Item 20 show?

In fiscal 2020, PITA PIT ended with 152 franchised outlets; 16 of 165 open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 9.7%, fiscal 2020) through terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons".

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