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Thanks Pizza America franchise — is it worth it?

Quick-service restaurant · FDD-based assessment · registered 2024

Risk level — in the report

Thanks Pizza America, LLC is a quick-service restaurant franchise with a notable royalty fee.

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Total initial investment
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FDD Item 7
Initial franchise fee
$35,000
FDD Item 5
Royalty
65%
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Not disclosed
no franchisor earnings
Litigation (Item 3)
None
none disclosed
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Figures above are as disclosed in Thanks Pizza America's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-27611. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.

Thanks Pizza America franchise profit — what the FDD discloses

Plainly: Thanks Pizza America 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 Thanks Pizza America — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (many quick-service restaurant franchisors do disclose), and the full report reads the risk signals Thanks Pizza America's FDD does contain — fees, litigation, and outlet churn — against peers. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Fast food & quick-service restaurant franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.

Thanks Pizza America lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

Thanks Pizza America's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.

Thanks Pizza America closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Thanks Pizza America 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 Thanks Pizza America'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. Thanks Pizza America's latest tables show a stable franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Thanks Pizza America's churn ranks against quick-service restaurant peers, are in the full report.

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Who owns Thanks Pizza America?

Thanks Pizza America's franchise is offered by Thanks Pizza America, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.

Other quick-service restaurant franchises

Anyone weighing Thanks Pizza America 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.

Al-Hamra$165,850 – $291,750Thai Esane$181,500 – $452,000 · Item 19 disclosedAl's Hot Chicken$193,350 – $458,900The Cheese Steak Shop$354,000 – $625,000 · Item 19 disclosed'Pokeworks' | Pokeworks$386,468 – $646,188 · Item 19 disclosedA.b.'s Smokehouse$382,000 – $678,000Adamson's Franchise LLC (Unit)$318,900 – $787,720 · Item 19 disclosed'S.F. Hole in the Wall Pizza Shop' or 'Shop' | S.F. Hole in the Wall Pizza Shop or Shop$662,600 – $930,644Afuri Ramen + Dumpling$591,000 – $1,153,0005 Tacos and Beers$764,500 – $1,527,000 · Item 19 disclosedThe Counter$724,133 – $1,983,750 · Item 19 disclosedTeriyaki Madnessinvestment not disclosed · Item 19 disclosed

Thanks Pizza America franchise — frequently asked

Who owns Thanks Pizza America — who is the franchisor?

Thanks Pizza America's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Thanks Pizza America, 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 Thanks Pizza America franchise cost?

Thanks Pizza America's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at a range disclosed in Item 7, with an initial franchise fee of $35,000 and a 65% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against quick-service restaurant peers.

How much profit does a Thanks Pizza America franchise make?

Thanks Pizza America makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Thanks Pizza America at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labour and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.

Does Thanks Pizza America disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

No — Thanks Pizza America's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing; the report focuses on the verifiable risk signals instead.

Are there lawsuits against Thanks Pizza America?

No — Thanks Pizza America's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.

Is Thanks Pizza America a good franchise to buy?

That comes down to how Thanks Pizza America's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against quick-service restaurant peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (absent from this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.

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Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Thanks Pizza America's risk level and what's driving it, what the missing Item 19 earnings imply, every figure ranked against quick-service restaurant peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.

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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.