# PIZZA RANCH, INC. vs Food & Beverage Average — Franchise Benchmark

> How PIZZA RANCH, INC. compares to the median Food & Beverage on initial fee, royalty, ad fund, investment range, system size, and Item 19 disclosure.

**URL**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/pizza-ranch-inc/vs-industry?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md
**Main franchise page**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/pizza-ranch-inc?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md

## Industry baseline: Food & Beverage

Industry stats below are medians across 606 Food & Beverage franchise systems with FDDs on file at VetMyFranchise.

## Side-by-side comparison

| Metric | PIZZA RANCH, INC. | Industry median | Verdict |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $30K | $35K | better (-14%) |
| Royalty rate (Item 6) | 3.5% | 5.0% | better (-30%) |
| Ad fund (Item 6) | 3.6% | 2.0% | worse (+81%) |
| Investment range — low (Item 7) | $2.10M | $307K | worse (+584%) |
| Investment range — high (Item 7) | $4.91M | $797K | worse (+516%) |
| Total franchise units (Item 20) | 213 | 31 | better (+587%) |

## Item 19 financial disclosure

- **PIZZA RANCH, INC.**: Yes
- **Industry**: 62% of Food & Beverage franchisors disclose Item 19

## Continue research

- **Full PIZZA RANCH, INC. report**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/pizza-ranch-inc?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md
- **Fees breakdown**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/pizza-ranch-inc/fees?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md
- **Item 19 financials**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/pizza-ranch-inc/financials?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md
- **Industry pricing benchmarks**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/reports/franchise-pricing-index?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md