What revenues are included in the gross sales volume for Carbones Pizzeria restaurants, as shown in the table?
Carbones_Pizzeria Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- Gross sales volume shown in the table above includes all revenues from the operation of the Restaurant for 2024 including any delivery or off-premises sales but excludes revenue from alcohol sales. Gross Sales do not include sales tax or use tax, non-food vending machine sales, and discounts. This is consistent with the definition of Gross Sales in our Franchise Agreement. Sales volumes vary considerably due to a variety of factors, such as demographics of the Restaurant trade area, competition from other restaurants in the trade area, traffic flow, accessibility and visibility, economic conditions in the restaurant trade area, advertising and promotional activities, and the business abilities and efforts of the management of the restaurant.
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD pages 26–27)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Carbones Pizzeria's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the gross sales volume includes all revenues from the operation of the restaurant for 2024, encompassing delivery and off-premises sales. However, revenues from alcohol sales are specifically excluded from the gross sales figures.
In addition to alcohol sales, the gross sales figures do not include sales tax or use tax, non-food vending machine sales, and discounts. Carbones Pizzeria states that this definition of gross sales is consistent with the definition provided in their Franchise Agreement. The FDD also notes that sales volumes can vary significantly based on factors such as local demographics, competition, traffic flow, economic conditions, advertising efforts, and the abilities of the restaurant's management.
The financial performance representation is based on reports provided by franchisees or information obtained from their point-of-sale systems. Carbones Pizzeria emphasizes that the sales information disclosed represents past performance, and individual results may vary. There is no guarantee that a new franchisee will achieve the same sales levels. Substantiation for the financial performance representation is available upon reasonable request.