65+ Restaurants
Top 50% of Restaurants Average +$1MM Sales
AUV up 18% in 2022
Last updated on February 22, 2023
Over 70 restaurant locations across 16 states and counting.
Several new locations currently in development.
Rated one of the best values in Franchising by QSR Magazine.
Authentic, Italian-inspired, brick-oven pizza and craft beer.
Here at Your Pie Pizza, we’re looking for entrepreneurs who share our passion for pizza to help us with our mission to bring people together and make life’s little moments special with the help of the most delicious pizza.
With over 70 restaurants in 16 states, we have a lot of experience working with franchisees from a range of backgrounds, who have benefitted from our proven, solid business model, respected and recognizable brand, and top-notch support. This means that we know how to bring the best out of you and make your restaurant a success. All you need to bring is the right attitude and the passion to make it happen.
Underpinning all of our progress are our five pillars of success. These underscore our commitment to innovation, growth, financial prudency, a culture that makes everyone involved feel like family, and a drive to deliver the best service. We know this is the foundation of any successful business, which is why our unique and effective model has been built on them from the start.
Of course, we also couldn’t fail to mention how amazing our wonderful brick-oven pizzas are. The traditional cooking techniques which we picked up directly from Italy have been with us from day one too, and they’re a large part of what makes eating with us so special for our customers, keeps them coming back, and makes us one of the most successful pizza franchises around. The other part is a warm, comfortable, and welcoming environment, which comes from our focus on excellent service as well as restaurant layouts combining clean and modern architecture with local art and culture.
If you share our values and think you have what it takes to succeed as our next franchisee in one of our target cities such as Portland, Lewiston, or Bangor, contact us. We’ll be happy to arrange for you to attend one of our discovery days, meet with existing franchisees, and do anything else you need to feel confident as you take your first steps into the life of a pizza restaurant owner.
Take a look at our restaurant business franchise model to learn about how franchising works!
We aim to make it as easy as possible for you to get started when you franchise with us. Once you’re ready, all you need to do is sign the franchise agreement, obtain the rights to develop your new location, and pay the initial franchise fee.
You’ll be working closely with our dedicated team throughout the whole development process. They’re here for you with selecting your site and getting the build-out completed, as well as staffing and permitting issues.
We’ll provide you with full Your Pie Pizza training, ensuring that you have all the knowledge you need to hit the ground running. This training will cover the day-to-day operations of your new restaurant and everything else you need to make it a success.
Before the grand opening, you’ll have a three-day soft opening. This provides the perfect opportunity for you to connect with your local community and for your employees to settle into their roles, all while raising money for a local charity.
The grand opening is when you’ll be fully taking over operations for your brand-new pizza restaurant. There’s no need to panic though, our corporate teams will continue to provide you with all the operational and marketing support you need.
We're committed to quality and the Your Pie Family.
Due to our position as the first fast-casual pizza restaurant in the US and our consistent emphasis on quality food, we offer you a recognizable and well-loved brand with a reputation for quality. We don’t think we’re being unreasonable when we think of ourselves as the best pizza franchise, and we’re sure a huge amount of your potential customers will agree.
When you choose to franchise with us, you don’t just get access to our brand. You’ll be given a full support team who can help with all aspects of the business. From training to operations, and from marketing and PR to technology. Our experienced leadership team will be there to guide you whenever you need it, right from day one.
Simply taking a look at the rate at which we’ve expanded since beginning as a single restaurant in 2008 shows you how much we value growth. We know our franchisees are keen to grow and develop with us, which is why, once you’ve got to grips with your first restaurant, we make it easy for you to expand into multi-franchise ownership.
Our core values influence everything we do here, including how we interact with our franchisees. We prioritize people, so we’ll always make sure that you have the support you need to realize your potential, whilst bringing out the best in the people working with you too. We also prioritize quality and community, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to bring people together over amazing food.
We offer a restaurant model with a proven track record. You’ll be benefitting from a full plan which utilizes modern architecture whilst also allowing you enough flexibility to customize it to your aesthetic requirements. We at Your Pie Pizza encourage creativity and innovation, so that means freedom to incorporate local art and designs which represent your community.
Our brick oven pizzas are made using traditional Italian cooking methods. This means that you’ll be providing your customers with the tastiest pizzas, aromatic and cooked to perfection. There’s a reason we consider ourselves the best tasting pizza franchise, and we’re confident that our fresh brick oven pizzas will keep your customers coming back for a long time.
Since our very inception, our key driving force has been passion. That’s why it’s the number one thing we look for when deciding who’ll be a good fit as a franchisee with us. We understand that there are many people who have the passion to make their dreams work, even if they don’t yet have all the knowledge and experience to make it happen. That’s why we offer all of our new franchisees all of the training and guidance they need to make their venture into the pizza restaurant industry as successful as possible. Our experienced corporate teams will provide support from signup to opening and even beyond that, with as much ongoing operations and marketing support as you need. We know there are many complexities of owning and running any business, but that shouldn’t hold you back if you have the dream and the drive, so if you think you could be our next franchisee, don’t let concerns about the technicalities of business stop you from learning more. You only need to bring the passion, values, and people skills, and we’ll help you with the rest.
When considering acquiring a franchise, it’s important to remember that not every opportunity will be a good opportunity. Whether you’re specifically looking for the best pizza franchise opportunity, or you’re considering restaurant franchise opportunities in general, it’s important that you take your decision seriously and fully research the business. Before signing anything, you should fully understand not only how viable the opportunity is, but also how ethical it is and whether the things being promised to you are credible. We took our decision to start franchising seriously, waiting until we’d fully established our successful business model before we began to do so. Whilst our track record of opening over 70 new franchises speaks to our credit, we do fully encourage you to ask any questions you have and request any information you need from us as part of your research process.
“When you look at our customers, they are people looking for something different, and they enjoy new things and like to buy local, which we are proud to get behind.”
- Paul Childers
Buying into an existing franchise can give you a major head start in getting your restaurant off the ground, as not only can you have an instantly recognizable brand name from day one, you can get access to so much more support than you would have otherwise. With our strong and established brand and the incredible support of our corporate team, it won’t take long at all before you’re well on your way to running the restaurant of your dreams.
If that wasn’t enough, we will take care of all organic digital marketing costs for you and implement our proven SEO strategy to ensure that your restaurant’s brand experiences strong local growth. Our digital marketing partners also offer additional strategies that can boost your sales even further, and we definitely encourage you to take advantage of them.
There’s also no need to worry about giving away too much of your control, freedom, or individuality when you choose to franchise with us. All of our new single-unit franchisees play a key role in deciding how their stores are developed right from the start and can put their local community at the center of it. That means incorporating local art and culture into the décor, but so much more than that. You are free to use your space to support local schools, charities, and sports clubs, as well as putting on events such as trivia hours and live music nights to really bring your community together.
If this is something you’re interested in, you can request further information and arrange to attend one of our discovery days, where we can answer any questions you may have and really help you to understand what we’re offering. We’re also happy to make arrangements for you to visit our existing stores and meet with current franchisees so that you can be fully informed before you make your decision. So if you’re looking for pizza franchises for sale in Maine, or anywhere else, and you think you would be a good fit, take the next step and contact us now.
FRANCHISE: Licenses offered by a company, called a franchisor, to a third party, called a franchisee, which allows them to use the company’s business procedures and trademarks to conduct business.
FRANCHISOR: A company or person that allows a third party the right to use their licenses in order to conduct business under the franchisor’s trademarks.
FRANCHISEE: An individual or company that operates a franchise under a trademark by selling goods or services.
FRANCHISE FEE: An initial payment a franchisee must pay to a franchisor in order to have the right to use their company trademarks. Does not includes additional fees associated with developing a franchise such as insurance, construction, and equipment.
ROYALTY FEE: Typically a percentage of gross sales, this is an ongoing fee paid by the franchisee to the franchisor usually monthly or quarterly.
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT: The official agreement between the franchisor and the franchisee that outlines the expectations and responsibilities of both parties.
