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Buy a Pie Five Pizza Company Franchise

Pie Five Pizza Company is a fast-casual pizza brand founded in 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas. The concept builds individually sized, made-to-order pizzas on a fast assembly line, with most pies cooked in around five minutes. Customers choose from scratch-made crusts, including gluten-free and cauliflower options, seven house sauces, and a wide range of fresh-cut toppings at a single build-your-own price, alongside salads and desserts.

The brand is a subsidiary of RAVE Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: RAVE), the Dallas-based company that also owns sister brand Pizza Inn; RAVE has placed Pizza Inn ghost kitchens inside some Pie Five stores to add sales volume. Pie Five began franchising in 2013. Units typically occupy inline or endcap spaces of roughly 1,800 to 2,400 square feet, seating around 65 to 85 guests.

Pie Five expanded quickly after launch, reaching a peak of about 100 restaurants across more than 20 states by 2017. The network has since contracted substantially and now operates a much smaller footprint concentrated in Texas and a handful of other states. Its core differentiator remains the fast, fully customizable personal-pizza format.

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Why buy a Pie Five Pizza Company Franchise?

The fast-casual pizza category pairs the customization and fresh-ingredient appeal of build-your-own dining with quick service, a combination that has stayed relevant against both delivery chains and full-service pizzerias. Pie Five was an early entrant in this format and helped define the made-to-order personal pizza, giving it an established brand identity and a developed operating playbook.

For an operator, choosing to buy a Pie Five franchise means stepping into a defined menu system, supplier and distribution arrangements, and a parent company with decades of restaurant experience through RAVE and Pizza Inn. Exclusive territories are available, and the compact inline footprint suits operators comfortable running a tight, high-throughput kitchen.

Pie Five Pizza Company Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $30,000 - $40,000

    • Initial Investment

      $398,500 - $901,000

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

  • Training & Support

    • 135 hours on the job training

    • 15 hours classroom training

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Pie Five Pizza Company – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Incoming franchisees receive 15 hours of classroom training plus 135 hours of on-the-job training covering Pie Five's assembly-line build process, recipes and store operations. Ongoing support includes online systems, email marketing assistance, distribution services and continued product development, backed by parent company RAVE Restaurant Group. Resale buyers should confirm with RAVE what initial and transfer training is provided to incoming owners and existing staff, and what operating-system access carries over with the unit.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Pie Five suits hands-on, operations-led owners, ideally with restaurant or multi-unit foodservice experience. RAVE has said it focuses franchise development on experienced, well-capitalized operators, so the model leans toward seasoned restaurateurs rather than first-time owners. Day-to-day success rests on running a fast assembly-line kitchen, controlling food and labor costs, hiring and retaining hourly staff, and driving local sales. Owners comfortable with tight-margin quick-service operations who can actively manage throughput and customer experience fit best.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Pie Five built early recognition during its growth phase: Nation's Restaurant News named it a Hot Concepts winner in 2012, QSR Magazine cited it as a "Best Franchise Deal" in 2015, Forbes.com listed it among hot new restaurant chains from established brands, and it appeared on Fast Casual's Top Movers & Shakers list for three consecutive years. It was also ranked in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 during the late 2010s. For resale buyers, recognition from that period should be weighed against the network's more recent contraction and the reviews and reputation of the specific location.

  4. Industry / Market

    The US pizza restaurant sector is large and mature, generating well over $45 billion in annual sales, with fast-casual build-your-own concepts forming a smaller but established niche within it. Demand is driven by consumers wanting fresh, customizable food at quick-service speed and price. The segment is competitive, with pressure from delivery-focused chains and value players, and several personal-pizza operators that grew quickly in the 2010s have since consolidated. For resale buyers, local demand, location quality and competition matter more than national category size.

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