What is the legal name of the company offering the Carbones Pizzeria franchise?
Carbones_Pizzeria Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
To simplify the language in this disclosure document, "we", "us", "our" and "M & T Pizza" means M & T Pizza Incorporated, the corporation which is offering the franchise and is sometimes called the "Franchisor." "You" or "your" means the person who or entity that buys the franchise and is sometimes called the "Franchisee." If the Franchisee is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity, "you" includes the franchisee's owners and each of your owners must sign a personal guaranty agreeing to comply with all provisions of the Franchise Agreement.
The Franchisor
We are a Minnesota corporation incorporated on November 4, 1977. Our principal business address is 680 East Seventh Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55106. We do business under our corporate name and as M & T Pizza. We do not do business under any other names. We have been offering franchises since 1977. We have never offered franchises in any other lines of business. Our agents for services of process are listed on Exhibit A.
Parents, Predecessor and Certain Affiliates
We have no parent or predecessor companies required to be disclosed in this disclosure document. The original franchisor of the Carbone's Pizza concept was Carbone & Sons, Inc. This entity ceased franchising activities in 1977 but there are two franchisees who continue to operate under their licenses with Carbone & Sons, Inc.
We have no affiliates that offer franchises in any line of business. Carbone Pizza, Inc., our affiliate, will occasionally sell products to our franchisees. It is also the owner of the original Carbone's Pizza location in St. Paul, Minnesota, which opened in 1954. C&T Pizza LLC is an affiliate of ours that offers and sells frozen pizzas to convenience stores and others for re-sale. It also provides frozen pizzas to franchisees who offer them to sports teams and others who are engaged in fundraising. It has never offered franchises in any line of business nor has it ever conducted a Carbone's Pizza restaurant.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 6–7)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Carbones Pizzeria's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company offering the franchise is M & T Pizza Incorporated. The document clarifies that terms like "we," "us," and "our" refer to M & T Pizza Incorporated, which is also identified as the Franchisor. M & T Pizza Incorporated is the entity that grants the franchise to those who wish to operate a Carbones Pizzeria. The document specifies that "You" or "your" refers to the franchisee. If the franchisee is a business entity, its owners must sign a personal guarantee.
The FDD indicates that M & T Pizza Incorporated is a Minnesota corporation, established on November 4, 1977. The principal business address for M & T Pizza Incorporated is 680 East Seventh Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55106. While the company does business under its corporate name, M & T Pizza, it also operates as Carbones Pizzeria. The company has been offering franchises since 1977 and has not offered franchises in any other lines of business.
The document also mentions the original franchisor of the Carbone's Pizza concept was Carbone & Sons, Inc., which ceased franchising activities in 1977, though two franchisees continue to operate under licenses with them. Additionally, Carbone Pizza, Inc. is noted as an affiliate that occasionally sells products to franchisees and owns the original Carbone's Pizza location. Another affiliate, C&T Pizza LLC, sells frozen pizzas to convenience stores and provides them to franchisees for fundraising purposes, but it has never offered franchises or operated a Carbone's Pizza restaurant.