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Buy a Fazoli’s Franchise

Fazoli’s is positioned as America’s largest premium quick-service Italian chain, founded in 1988 in Lexington, Kentucky. The menu is built around freshly prepared pasta entrees, Submarinos sandwiches, salads, pizza and desserts, served alongside the brand’s signature unlimited breadsticks at value-led prices.

The chain operates close to 220 restaurants across roughly 28 states, combining franchised units with more than 50 company-owned locations. Fazoli’s is part of FAT Brands, a multi-brand global franchisor whose portfolio includes Fatburger, Round Table Pizza and Johnny Rockets. Formats range from traditional drive-thru restaurants to ghost kitchens and non-traditional sites such as college campuses.

The kitchen runs without grills or fryers, which the brand cites as lower operational complexity than a typical QSR. Fazoli’s distinguishes itself from the burger, chicken and taco concepts that dominate the segment by owning the Italian QSR category.

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Why buy a Fazoli’s Franchise?

The case to buy a Fazoli’s franchise rests on a differentiated category position. Rather than competing head-on with burger and chicken concepts, the brand has built a recognised Italian QSR niche over more than 35 years, anchored by craveable signature breadsticks and a value-focused menu.

Ownership sits within the FAT Brands platform, which gives franchisees access to supply-chain partnerships and negotiated pricing across a large multi-brand system. The model supports several revenue channels: drive-thru, in-store dining, app-based loyalty and digital ordering, catering, and flexible formats including ghost kitchens. A kitchen without grills or fryers is positioned as simpler to run than many quick-service alternatives.

Fazoli’s Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2023 data reported in the 2024 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1988

    • Franchising Since

      1991

    • New Startup Cost

      $1,510,500 – $2,399,500

    • Avg. Resale Price

      Contact us for details

  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $50,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      50%

      of then-current Franchise Fee

    • Royalty Fee

      5%

      of Gross Receipts

    • Marketing Fee

      4%

      of Gross Receipts; currently all local, no national program

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      207

    • New Units Opened *

      5

    • Units Transferred *

      2

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $1,398,299

    * Based on 2023 data reported in the 2024 FDD

Fazoli’s – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Initial training runs 280 hours on-the-job plus 20 hours of classroom instruction at a designated training unit, covering customer service, restaurant operations, management and health-and-safety standards. Through FAT Brands, franchisees receive ongoing operations support, marketing, PR and creative resources, brand guidelines, local store marketing programs, and supply-chain partnerships for competitive pricing, plus the app-based loyalty platform and catering program. Buyers of an existing Fazoli's unit should confirm what transfer training and system access the franchisor provides to incoming ownership and staff.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Fazoli's is best suited to experienced, operations-led restaurant owners, and the brand actively prefers multi-unit operators with a background in QSR, fast-casual, casual or family dining. The day-to-day role centres on managing restaurant teams, maintaining service speed and consistency, and driving drive-thru and digital sales rather than hands-on cooking. No prior Italian-cuisine expertise is required, but candidates should be comfortable running a structured QSR operation, coordinating staff and pursuing multi-location growth within a defined territory.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Fazoli's is positioned as the leading premium Italian quick-service chain in the US and was ranked #204 on the Franchise Times Top 400 in 2025. The brand reports a 95% unit continuity rate since 2015 and runs an internal franchisee recognition program honouring top-performing operators and milestone anniversaries. It also opened its first international location, in Calgary, Canada. As part of FAT Brands, Fazoli's draws on a large multi-brand franchising platform. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reviews and reputation.

  4. Industry / Market

    Fazoli's competes in the US fast-food and quick-service restaurant market, which IBISWorld estimates at around $416 billion in 2026. Demand is driven by consumer appetite for convenience, value pricing, drive-thru access and digital ordering, all of which strengthened after the pandemic. Within this large, competitive category, Italian-focused QSR is a comparatively differentiated niche. For resale buyers, national demand matters less than the individual unit's local traffic, drive-thru position and competition, which shape revenue more directly than category-level trends.

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