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Noble Roman's requires franchisees to buy food products, customized ovens, menu boards, and signs from approved distributors and suppliers. The system spans 414 units — 413 franchised and 1 company-owned. Franchised outlets fell 85.6% year over year.
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Ongoing fee load
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
7%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
9 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 1 explicit no; 24 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor or its designees shall have the right at all reasonable times to review, audit, examine, by any appropriate procedures recognizing that the sales of the Franchised Business may be recorded in the same manner as other sales, and copy the books and records, including record of purchases, of Franchisee as…
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 1
The Company receives equipment commissions from the equipment distributor on sales of equipment to the Franchisee which is arranged for by the Company.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If Franchisee desires to purchase, lease or use any products or other items from an unapproved supplier, Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor a written request for such approval, or shall request the supplier itself to do so.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 1
Royalties are generally recognized as income monthly based on a percentage of monthly sales of franchised or licensed restaurants and from audits and other inspections as they come due and payable by the franchisee.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may from time to time revise the contents of the Manuals and the contents of any other manuals and materials created or approved for use in the operation of the Franchised Business.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
If Franchisor elects to grant Franchisee the right to relocate the Franchised Business, then Franchisee shall comply with the site selection and construction procedures set forth in Section II.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
Except as provided in this Section VIII.D, Franchisee shall obtain such items from suppliers (including manufacturers, distributors, warehouses and other sources) who have been approved in writing by Franchisor prior to any purchases by Franchisee from any such supplier and who have not thereafter been disapproved by…
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
Such Royalty Fee shall be due and payable each week based on the Gross Sales for the preceding week (for purposes of this Agreement a week shall commence at 12:01 a.m. on Monday and end at 11:59 p.m. on the following Sunday) and shall be paid electronically (draft on Franchisee's bank account by electronic…
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
The Noble Roman's Pizza shall at all times be under the direct, day-to-day, full-time supervisions of Franchisee or a manager (the "General Manager") who shall have been approved by the Franchisor.
Who buys here
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
Noble Roman's operates 414 units in the quick-service restaurant segment — 413 franchised and 1 company-owned. The FDD makes no financial performance representation. Franchised outlets fell 85.6% year over year.
Noble Roman's may assist franchisees with cash registers and computer systems at its sole discretion; see the embedded filing below for the specific language and buying structure it establishes.
Item 8 requires franchisees to buy Noble Roman's customized ovens, menu boards, and signs from approved suppliers; see the embedded viewer below for the full disclosure.
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: franchisees must buy specified items — food products, facades, paper goods, marketing materials, menu boards, ovens, and signs — from approved distributors and suppliers, representing an estimated 60% to 80% of purchases. Other items may come from any source meeting company specifications and approval, and franchisees can request approval of new suppliers. Neither the company nor its affiliates are themselves approved suppliers. The initial term is 10 years; a 5-year renewal requires advance notice, a renewal fee, a premises remodel, a new franchise agreement that may carry materially different terms, and a release.
The embedded viewer below carries Noble Roman's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, including the Item 8 language summarized above.
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Operator footprint
24 operators run 24 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| IN | 14 |
|---|---|
| TX | 2 |
| AL | 2 |
| NC | 1 |
| MA | 1 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.