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Buy a Papa Murphy’s Franchise

Papa Murphy’s is the largest take-and-bake (Take ‘N’ Bake) pizza franchise in the United States. Guests order made-to-order pizzas in store, then take them home to bake fresh in their own oven. The brand was founded in 1981 from the merger of two regional take-and-bake companies and began franchising in 1982, growing to more than 1,000 locations across the US, Canada and the UAE.

The model is distinct from delivery and dine-in pizza chains. Because guests bake at home, stores carry no ovens and run from a small footprint of roughly 1,200 to 1,400 square feet, with lower buildout and labour requirements than a full-service restaurant. Each location preps ingredients in-house daily, including scratch-made dough, hand-sliced vegetables, freshly grated mozzarella and butcher-quality meats.

Papa Murphy’s has been part of MTY Food Group, the multi-brand restaurant operator, since 2019. Its positioning sits between grocery convenience and restaurant quality, serving value-focused families looking for a fresh, customisable meal to share at home.

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Why buy a Papa Murphy’s Franchise?

Buying a Papa Murphy’s franchise means entering a category the brand effectively created and still leads, with strong name recognition in a pizza market that has proved resilient across economic cycles. The take-and-bake format gives owners a simpler operation than most restaurant concepts: no ovens, no delivery fleet and no late-night dine-in service, which keeps the footprint small and the day focused on fresh food prep and guest relationships.

Ownership also benefits from MTY Food Group’s scale as parent, alongside national and regional marketing, co-op advertising, a revamped customer loyalty programme and proprietary operating systems. The fresh, made-in-store product is a real differentiator that has earned consistent top marks in consumer surveys.

Papa Murphy’s Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1995

    • Franchising Since

      1995

    • New Startup Cost

      $450,330 – $693,450

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $25,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $25,000

      new franchisee, less $2,500/year remaining (min $12,500)

    • Royalty Fee

      5%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

      2%

      of Net Sales

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      1014

    • New Units Opened *

      4

    • Units Transferred *

      48

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $687,539

    * Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

Papa Murphy’s – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    New owners complete Papa Murphy's New Owner Training Program: roughly 250 hours of on-the-job training plus 15 hours of classroom instruction, structured as four to five weeks of operations training and a one-week foundation class covering product prep, POS systems, hiring and staff management, and local marketing. Ongoing support includes business coaching, national and regional marketing, co-op advertising, social, SEO and email, a customer loyalty programme, and proprietary software with a franchisee intranet. Buyers of an existing store should confirm what onboarding and system access transfer to incoming owners.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Papa Murphy's suits hands-on, full-time operators who want to be present in the store rather than run it passively. Prior restaurant experience is not required, but owners should be comfortable managing and scheduling staff, holding to fresh-prep food standards, and building repeat-guest and community relationships in their local market. The model rewards operators who enjoy guest interaction and consistent day-to-day execution over a high-volume kitchen or delivery operation. People-focused, service-minded local owners tend to fit best.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Papa Murphy's is ranked annually in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500, placing #101 among Top Food Franchises and #159 among Top Global Franchises in 2025, and it has been listed among Nation's Restaurant News' Top 500 restaurant chains. The brand has also been recognised as a leading pizza chain for customer service and consistently rates highly in take-and-bake consumer surveys, backed by MTY Food Group's multi-brand scale. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reviews, repeat-guest base and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    The US pizza market is one of the largest segments in foodservice, valued at roughly $46 billion and supported by steady, repeat consumer demand that has held up well across economic cycles. Take-and-bake occupies a convenience-oriented niche between grocery and restaurant pizza, appealing to value-conscious families who want fresh, customisable meals to prepare at home. Demand tracks everyday household and family spending more than discretionary dining, giving the category relative resilience. For resale buyers, local population density, competition and a store's community standing shape unit-level demand more than national figures.

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