Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza franchise takes $107,000 – $151,000 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $15,000 – $40,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $15,000 | $40,000 | $15,000 to $40,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $107,000 | $151,000 | $107,000 to $151,000 | |
| 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) | $107,000 | $151,000 | $107,000 to $151,000 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza's disclosed cost sits against the Food & Beverage category:
- Minimum startup cost of $107,000 — about 62% below the Food & Beverage median of $282,500.
- Initial franchise fee of $15,000 — about 57% 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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What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Tilford's Wood Fired 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 Tilford's Wood Fired 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 Tilford's Wood Fired 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 Tilford's Wood Fired 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 Tilford's Wood Fired 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 Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza franchise
Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza is a food & beverage franchisor in our disclosure-filing dataset (as of 2026-05). Its parent company is Tilford's Franchise, 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
Tilford’s Franchise, LLC is offering Tilford’s Wood Fired Pizza franchises. As a franchisee, you will operate a TILFORD’S Business providing pizza, with occasional side dishes and other food and drink items via a mobile wood fired oven for catering to parties, corporate events, state fairs, festivals and other events, and at recurring location such as farmer’s markets and sidewalk and street vendor locations, all according to the terms, conditions, methods, and system standards indicated in the Franchise Agreement and corresponding operations manual.
Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza franchise cost?
- $107,000 – $151,000 all-in to open, per Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).