What do the miscellaneous start-up costs for an Antioch Pizza Shop franchise cover?
Antioch_Pizza_Shop Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- These miscellaneous start-up costs are our estimate of the additional funds required to operate through the first 3 months after opening the Antioch Pizza Shop Business, including wages paid to employees but not including any owner's draw. You may have additional expenses in starting the business. Your actual costs will depend on your management skill, experience and business acumen, your sales figures during the initial
3-month period, your ability to follow the Antioch Pizza Shop system and local market and economic conditions. We base our estimate of these expenses on our affiliate's experience and our franchisees' experience in establishing and operating Antioch Pizza Shop Businesses.
Source: Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment (FDD pages 17–24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, miscellaneous start-up costs for an Antioch Pizza Shop franchise are the estimated additional funds required to operate the business during the first three months after opening. These costs include wages paid to employees, but do not include any owner's draw.
The FDD notes that a franchisee's actual costs may vary depending on several factors. These include the franchisee's management skill, experience, business acumen, sales figures during the initial three-month period, ability to follow the Antioch Pizza Shop system, and local market and economic conditions.
The franchisor bases its estimate of these expenses on their affiliate's experience and their franchisees' experience in establishing and operating Antioch Pizza Shop businesses. For a food truck or trailer, the estimate is based on the franchisor's and their affiliate's general experience in the restaurant industry and experience relating to operating food trucks or trailers.