Happy's Pizza franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.20 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$25,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

flat $1,500 per month, paid by ACH on the first business day of each month in advance

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

Varies; billed as incurred for vendor technology products/services franchisor pays on franchisee's behalf

Other fees

Marketing Contribution up to $750/week (plus Additional Marketing Contribution up to 2.0% of Gross Sales, not currently collected); On-line Ordering $230/month/store; POS System Second Level Support $600 every six months

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$10,000 to $25,000 for initial 3-month period, not including payroll costs and not including any revenue the Restaurant may earn during that period

Fees sourceFDD p.11 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.20 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Sales (average, median, high, low) for Standard Restaurants

Reporting period

calendar year 2024

Sample

40 franchised Standard Restaurants open and operating the full 2024 calendar year (of 54 total franchised outlets as of 12/31/2024; excludes 4 outlets not open the full year and 10 outlets co-branded with Savvy Sliders); excludes Happy's Express units

Reported average

$1,051,642

Reported median

$1,069,119

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.58 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2024

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

57

Year-end outlets

54

Net change

-3

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

3

Terminations

3

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

3

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

3

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.59 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

1 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

Not captured

Median loan window

Not captured

Median loan sample

Not captured

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

2 / 8

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Happy's Pizza franchise cost?

Standard Restaurant: $263,700 to $619,250; Happy's Express: $287,950 to $464,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $25,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.20 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Happy's Pizza owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Sales (average, median, high, low) for Standard Restaurants. Sample: 40 franchised Standard Restaurants open and operating the full 2024 calendar year (of 54 total franchised outlets as of 12/31/2024; excludes 4 outlets not open the full year and 10 outlets co-branded with Savvy Sliders); excludes Happy's Express units. Period: calendar year 2024.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.58 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Happy's Pizza?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 2 / 8. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗