Belleria Pizzaria
The total investment to open a Belleria Pizzaria franchise ranges from $35,000 to $144,000. The initial franchise fee is $50,000. Ongoing royalties are 3% plus a 2% advertising fee.
What is the Belleria Pizzaria franchise?
Belleria Pizzaria is a full service restaurant serving pizza and other Italian American food to diners. The estimated initial investment is $35,000 to $144,000, and the initial franchise fee is $50,000.
The royalty is 3 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 2 percent.
Belleria Pizzaria is headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio. It was founded in 1957.
Loan Activity Score
25/100
SBA Default Rate
15.4%
Active Lenders
4
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Belleria Pizzaria has 11 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 4 lenders made 13 loans to franchisees of Belleria Pizzaria. PeerSense calculates Belleria Pizzaria's score as 25 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1957 · 11 locations
$35,000 to $144,000
$50,000
11
11 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Belleria Pizzaria
13
Total SBA loans
$83K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Belleria Pizzaria
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
15.4%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
13
Total Volume
$1.1M
Active Lenders
4
1 selective
States
2
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Belleria Pizzaria based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
15.4%
5.1% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
13 loans
Across 4 lenders
Lender Diversity
4 lenders
Avg 3.3 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Low cost entry
$35,000 to $144,000 total
Belleria Pizzaria: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2001
3 approvals. The best year on record for Belleria Pizzaria.
Top SBA State
Ohio
14 SBA financed Belleria Pizzaria locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$87K
Median $80K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Belleria Pizzaria unit.
Lender Concentration
87.5%
Concentrated
Share of Belleria Pizzaria approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Belleria Pizzaria's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2001 (3 approvals). Operator density is highest in Ohio with 14 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $87K, with the median at $80K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 87.5% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$362
Principal & Interest only
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
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- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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