Red Brick Pizza franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Red Brick Pizza franchise takes $201,400 – $548,200 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $32,000 – $47,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 5% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 3%. To qualify, Red Brick Pizza asks for $75,000 in liquid cash and a $300,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Red Brick Pizza franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $32,000 | $47,000 | $32,000 to $47,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $201,400 | $548,200 | $201,400 to $548,200 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $201,400 | $548,200 | $201,400 to $548,200 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 5% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 3% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 5 years |
See the full Red Brick Pizza cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Red Brick Pizza's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Red Brick Pizza's disclosed cost sits against the Food & Beverage category:
- Minimum startup cost of $201,400 — about 29% below the Food & Beverage median of $282,500.
- Initial franchise fee of $32,000 — about in line with 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 Red Brick Pizza's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2013–2020: began the window at 18 units; 9 units opened, 17 closed, ending at 7 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 Red Brick Pizza 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 Red Brick Pizza 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 Red Brick Pizza 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 Red Brick Pizza 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 Red Brick Pizza 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 Red Brick Pizza franchise
Red Brick Pizza is a food & beverage franchisor with 7 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2013 and 2020, it began the window at 18 units; its filings record 9 unit openings and 17 closures, ending at 7 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is Red Brick Pizza FC LLC.
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
You will operate aCafe that features a casual atmosphere and offers highquality, fire-roasted gourmet pizzas and other menu itemsfor dine-in consumption and take-out service under the trade name RED BRICK PIZZA. This disclosure document describes two types of franchise offerings: the RED BRICK PIZZA Cafe and the RED BRICK PIZZA Special Venue Cafe.
Red Brick Pizza franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Red Brick Pizza franchise cost?
- $201,400 – $548,200 all-in to open, per Red Brick Pizza's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Red Brick Pizza units are there?
- 7 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Red Brick Pizza's units held up?
- 71.4% of units at risk between 2017 and 2020 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).