Do affiliate-owned Buona restaurants sell pizza?
Buona Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
4 through December 29, 2024.
The length of time the 10 restaurants have been in operation as of December 31, 2023 ranged from 12 years to 3 years, 7 months.
The operations of the 10 affiliate-owned units included in 3 tables below do not differ materially from those of a new franchised Buona Business that is a free standing location with a drive through window except that the affiliate-owned units sell pizza, and the new franchised Buona Businesses will not sell pizza. Information is provided below on what percentage of total sales of the affiliate-owned units was derived from the sale of pizza products.
If you will be establishing an inline location without a drive through window, you should not rely on these numbers and should review the data below regarding our one affiliate-owned unit that is an inline location.
The 3 tables below show the Gross Sales and certain specified expenses as listed and defined below of the
10 Buona affiliate-owned restaurants included in this statement. This does not include all expenses incurred by a Buona restaurant.
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD pages 60–75)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Buona's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, affiliate-owned Buona restaurants do sell pizza, but franchised Buona restaurants will not. Specifically, the FDD includes financial performance data from affiliate-owned restaurants, and it notes that these restaurants' operations are similar to those of a new franchised Buona Business, with the exception that the affiliate-owned units sell pizza. The document also states that it is anticipated that customers who might have ordered pizza at an affiliate-owned restaurant will order other menu items at the Franchised Restaurant.
This difference in menu offerings is a key distinction for prospective franchisees to consider. The historical financial data presented in the FDD is based on the performance of affiliate-owned restaurants that include pizza sales. Therefore, franchisees should not directly apply these figures to estimate their potential revenue, as the franchised Buona restaurants will not have this revenue stream. Instead, the FDD suggests that customers who might have ordered pizza will order other menu items.
Buona franchisees should carefully evaluate how the absence of pizza sales might affect their potential revenue and customer base. They should also consider the potential for increased sales of other menu items as customers shift their preferences. It is important for prospective franchisees to conduct their own independent investigation into the potential revenue, costs, and profit potential of a Buona franchise, taking into account the difference in menu offerings.