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Ian's Pizza United franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Shrinking network
Ian's Pizza United LLC is a quick-service restaurant franchise with an initial investment ranging from $380,000 to $850,000.
Everything below is free, read straight off Ian's Pizza United's registered filing, with where the numbers land against quick-service restaurant peers. Weighing Ian's Pizza United against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Ian's Pizza United's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 641010 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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Ian's Pizza United franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Ian's Pizza United does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Ian's Pizza United — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (56% of quick-service restaurant franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Ian's Pizza United's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Fast food & quick-service restaurant franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Ian's Pizza United lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
We do not publish a litigation answer for Ian's Pizza United. Item 3 could not be read reliably from this particular filing, and a claim that a company has no legal history is not one to make on a failed parse — so we say we do not know instead. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check; the methodology page explains what we do and do not machine-read.
Ian's Pizza United closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Ian's Pizza United will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Ian's Pizza United's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a quick-service restaurant of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Ian's Pizza United's latest tables show a shrinking franchised network — more units left than opened. Net franchised outlets moved -1 to 7 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Ian's Pizza United?
Ian's Pizza United's franchise is offered by Ian's Pizza United LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Quick-service restaurant franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Ian's Pizza United is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Ian's Pizza United franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Ian's Pizza United — who is the franchisor?
Ian's Pizza United's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Ian's Pizza United LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Ian's Pizza United franchise cost?
Ian's Pizza United's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $380,000 – $850,000, with an initial franchise fee of $40,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against quick-service restaurant peers it sits in the lower quartile (median $604,609).
How much profit does a Ian's Pizza United franchise make?
Ian's Pizza United makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Ian's Pizza United at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Ian's Pizza United disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Ian's Pizza United's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 56% of quick-service restaurant franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Ian's Pizza United?
We do not publish a litigation answer for Ian's Pizza United: Item 3 could not be read reliably from this filing, and we would rather say so than assert a clean record we have not verified. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check.
Is Ian's Pizza United a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Ian's Pizza United's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against quick-service restaurant peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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