Glass Nickel Pizza Co. franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Glass Nickel Pizza Co. franchise takes $132,500 – $1,286,500 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $15,500 – $32,500. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 4% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 1%. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Glass Nickel Pizza Co. franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $15,500 | $32,500 | $15,500 to $32,500 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $132,500 | $1,286,500 | $132,500 to $1,286,500 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $132,500 | $1,286,500 | $132,500 to $1,286,500 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Glass Nickel Pizza Co.'s filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 4% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 1% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 5 years |
See the full Glass Nickel Pizza Co. cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Glass Nickel Pizza Co.'s cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Glass Nickel Pizza Co.'s disclosed cost sits against the Food & Beverage category:
- Minimum startup cost of $132,500 — about 53% below the Food & Beverage median of $282,500.
- Initial franchise fee of $15,500 — about 56% below the Food & Beverage median of $35,000.
Category medians are computed from the Food & Beverage brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Food & Beverage franchises
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How Glass Nickel Pizza Co.'s units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2021: began the window at 3 units; 6 units opened, 1 closed, ending at 9 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Glass Nickel Pizza Co. or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Glass Nickel Pizza Co. for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Glass Nickel Pizza Co. is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Glass Nickel Pizza Co. grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Glass Nickel Pizza Co. can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Glass Nickel Pizza Co. franchise
Glass Nickel Pizza Co. is a food & beverage franchisor with 9 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2021, it began the window at 3 units; its filings record 6 unit openings and 1 closures, ending at 9 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is GN Independents, Inc..
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
The two franchises offered are for the establishment of either a carryout and delivery restaurant or a dine-in restaurant and bar.
Glass Nickel Pizza Co. franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Glass Nickel Pizza Co. franchise cost?
- $132,500 – $1,286,500 all-in to open, per Glass Nickel Pizza Co.'s franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Glass Nickel Pizza Co. units are there?
- 9 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Glass Nickel Pizza Co.'s units held up?
- 100% of units at risk between 2019 and 2021 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).