Pizza Ranch
Food & Beverage · Fast-Casual Restaurants
- Active units
- 213
- Royalty
- 3.5%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Pizza Ranch
Pizza Ranch is a renowned brand that has been serving delicious pizza since its inception in 1981. Founded by Adrie Groeneweg in Hull, Iowa, Pizza Ranch began with a simple yet bold dream – to bring pizza closer to local communities. Starting with just six specialty and single topping pizza recipes, Pizza Ranch quickly gained popularity among the residents of Hull for its mouthwatering made-from-scratch sauce, dough, and fresh ingredients. With its commitment to providing an exceptional dining experience, Pizza Ranch has grown immensely over the years and now boasts 210 locations across 14 states, including Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Their mission is to give every guest a legendary experience, while their vision is to glorify God by positively impacting the world. Beyond their scrumptious pizzas, Pizza Ranch offers a range of services and features, including a Pizza Ranch Serves blog where you can learn about their mission partners and how they live out their mission and vision daily. If you're interested in joining the Pizza Ranch family, they also offer franchise opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs. Indulge in the mouthwatering flavors of Pizza Ranch and join their quest to make every dining experience legendary.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$30k
- Brand fund
2.3% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,200 – 5,000 sq ft
- Area Development Agreement
$8k
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations213
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings7
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate0.5%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR0.2%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio1.2×
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-7.6%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$3.7M
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate3.5%
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
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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.