Paul Revere's Pizza
The total investment to open a Paul Revere's Pizza franchise ranges from $23,600 to $83,400. The initial franchise fee is $26,400. Ongoing royalties are 4% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the Paul Revere's Pizza franchise?
Paul Revere's Pizza is a restaurant that sells pizza to diners. The estimated total initial investment is $23,600 to $83,400, and the initial franchise fee is $26,400.
The royalty is 4 percent of sales, and the advertising fee is 1 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years.
The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Camanche, Iowa.
Loan Activity Score
28/100
SBA Default Rate
21.1%
Active Lenders
13
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Paul Revere's Pizza has 14 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 13 lenders made 19 loans to franchisees of Paul Revere's Pizza. PeerSense calculates Paul Revere's Pizza's score as 28 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1980 · 14 locations
$23,600 to $83,400
$26,400
14
14 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Paul Revere's Pizza
19
Total SBA loans
$50K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Paul Revere's Pizza
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.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
21.1%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
19
Total Volume
$1.0M
Active Lenders
13
States
3
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 Paul Revere's Pizza based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
21.1%
10.8% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
19 loans
Across 13 lenders
Lender Diversity
13 lenders
Avg 1.5 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Low cost entry
$23,600 to $83,400 total
Paul Revere's Pizza: 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
1999
4 approvals. The best year on record for Paul Revere's Pizza.
Top SBA State
Iowa
15 SBA financed Paul Revere's Pizza locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$50K
Median $43K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Paul Revere's Pizza unit.
Lender Concentration
42.1%
Concentrated
Share of Paul Revere's Pizza approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Paul Revere's Pizza's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 1999 (4 approvals). Operator density is highest in Iowa with 15 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $50K, with the median at $43K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 42.1% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$244
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- 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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