Antioch Pizza Shop
Food & Beverage · Quick-Service Restaurants
- Active units
- 11
- Royalty
- 5.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Antioch Pizza Shop
Antioch Pizza Shop is not your ordinary pizza joint. It all started with high school sweethearts, Art and Karen Wicklein, who took a chance and bought a pizza shop. With their passion for community, they transformed it into a nostalgic and cozy gathering place for locals and travelers alike. Art, with his business smarts and supply chain experience, left the corporate world to pursue something more meaningful. Karen, with her education and marketing background, shared the same desire for a bigger calling. Together, they became the crust of the community by fiercely supporting schools, churches, local businesses, and sports organizations. Their pizza shop has become a beloved institution, offering a delicious slice of home. From mouthwatering pizzas to a full menu of tasty options, Antioch Pizza Shop delivers deliciousness that awaits every customer. And if you want to bring the spirit of Antioch to your own community, they even have a franchise option. So stop by one of their convenient locations or order online to experience the flavors that have made Antioch Pizza Shop a cornerstone of the community.
Key terms
- Multi-Unit discount
20% discount on the initial franchise fee for additional franchises under a MUDA ($32,000 Dine-In/Take-Out; $28,000 Express)
- Existing franchisee additional unit discount (discretionary)
We may offer on occasion a discount on the initial franchise fee to an existing franchisee purchasing an additional franchise.
- Brand fund
1.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
1.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,000 – 3,000 sq ft
- Multi-Unit Development Agreement (MUDA) – Development Fee
$0
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations11
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings2
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate22.2%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR17.3%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio2.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$495k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate5.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
Showing 13 of 16 mapped locations
Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.