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Hot Stuff Pizza

Quick service restaurant

Hot Stuff Pizza requires franchisees to buy their entire requirement of ingredients and supplies from OLM or its affiliate, and all trademarked signage and cabinetry from sources OLM authorizes in advance, across 655 fully franchised US locations under parent Performance Manufacturing, LLC. Franchised outlets fell 12.9% year over year, and all equipment, signage, fixtures and furnishings must be acquired from OLM or other approved sources that meet OLM's specifications.

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Total units
655
655 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-12.899%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
—
of gross sales
Ad fund
—
national + local
Initial fee
—
per unit
Investment range
$63K–$176K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

12 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 16 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase from OLM or its affiliate your entire requirement of available Ingredients and Supplies for preparation of Products, and certain packaging and sales promotion materials, for your Unit.

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Franchise agreement

(e) We may, in our discretion, periodically change any of our System requirements, Ingredients, Packaging, Menu, Supplies, Products, Trademarks, Equipment, Trade Secrets and procedures and, upon our notification to you, you will promptly conform the Unit, Brand(s) and the business conducted at the Unit to the revised…

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

88499509

Item 8

In the fiscal year ended June 28, 2025, OLM's revenues from required purchases from all franchisees in all of its programs were $88,499,509 or 56.6% of its total revenues of $156,463,985 during that period.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

OLM, or its affiliates, expects to derive revenue and profits from sales of their goods, equipment and services to franchisees.

Franchise management

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You will allow us free access to the Host Facility during its normal hours of operation to photograph and inspect the Unit and Host Facility and to inventory, examine, copy, and audit the Unit's books and records, Ingredients, Packaging, Supplies and Products.

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Franchise agreement

We may change the System and the System Manual(s) periodically.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Item 11

You must choose with our consent the location of the Unit within the Host Facility (Franchise Agreement, Section 1).

Marketing

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Item 11

You must also purchase a Grand Opening Kit with a cost of $500 prior to opening your Unit (Franchise Agreement, Section 14).

Operations

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase from OLM or its affiliate your entire requirement of available Ingredients and Supplies for preparation of Products, and certain packaging and sales promotion materials, for your Unit.

Payments

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Our preferred method of payment is via electronic debits from your account.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Franchise agreement

The Unit will be staffed and operated with a qualified manager and with qualified employees all of whom meet OLM's System standards as set forth at www.olmfoods.com.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 11

We may, in our reasonable discretion, require retraining of you and any Unit manager(s) and employees while the Unit operates, and you will be billed for such retraining.

The filing answers no to 6 questions
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
  • Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
  • Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?Item 8
  • Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 12
  • Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11

Who buys here

The buyer at this brand

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Sales LeaderGrowth 500 999

HQ committee: CEO/President + VP Ops + IT/CIO + Franchise + procurement involved.

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The vendor opportunity at Hot Stuff Pizza Hot Stuff Pizza runs 655 locations, entirely franchised, under parent Performance Manufacturing, LLC. The system spans 11 mapped operators across 11 located units, led by Wisconsin (4), North Dakota (2), and Oklahoma (2). Franchised outlets fell 12.9% year over year.

Who controls software purchasing OLM sets the standards and specifications for the equipment, signage, fixtures and furnishings installed in each Unit, and may change the System, menu, operations standards and equipment and fixture requirements during the term of the franchise. President Brady Welu and VP of Sales and Marketing Samantha Gibbons lead the brand from headquarters.

Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 19 of the FDD makes no financial performance representation. Hot Stuff Pizza requires franchisees to buy their entire requirement of ingredients and supplies from OLM or its affiliate, and to buy OLM-branded signage and cabinetry from OLM-authorized sources. Other goods and services must meet OLM's standards or come from OLM-designated sources. The 5-year initial term automatically extends for one additional 5-year term absent a breach or a termination notice from either side at least 90 days before the renewal date.

How to read the Hot Stuff Pizza FDD The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document below spells out the exact OLM ingredient and supply purchasing terms. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of quick-service franchise systems worth pitching next.

Questions vendors ask

Hot Stuff Pizza, answered from the filing

Hot Stuff Pizza's franchise agreement centers procurement on OLM: franchisees must buy their entire requirement of ingredients and supplies from OLM or its affiliate. President Brady Welu leads the brand.
All equipment, signage, fixtures, furnishings and related items must be acquired from OLM or other approved sources and meet OLM's specifications and standards, and OLM may change its equipment and fixture requirements during the term of the franchise. See the embedded 2025 filing below.
Hot Stuff Pizza runs 655 locations, all franchised, in the quick-service segment — a fully franchised system with no company-owned units.
Franchisees must buy their entire requirement of ingredients and supplies from OLM or its affiliate, and all signage and cabinetry bearing OLM's trademarks from sources OLM expressly authorizes in advance. Other goods and services must meet OLM's standards or come from OLM-designated sources.
Franchised outlets fell 12.9% year over year. The 5-year initial term automatically extends for one additional 5-year term if the franchisee is not in breach and neither party gives 90 days' termination notice.
The embedded PDF viewer below holds Hot Stuff Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document — use it to check the exact OLM ingredient and supply requirements.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

11 operators run 11 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit11

Top states by locations

WI4
ND2
OK2
NE2
SD1

Ownership

The portfolio behind Hot Stuff Pizza

strategic_multibrand of Performance Food Group.

Sibling brands

Orion Food Systems

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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.