Detailed Information on Domino’s Pizza’s Initial Franchise Fee, Royalty Fee + 31 Other Fees (Items 5 and 6, 2025 FDD)
1. Initial Fee: $0 to $10,000
- Depending upon the type of Store to be developed, purchased, or opened, and whether you are participating in one of Domino’s Pizza’s incentive programs as discussed below, you will pay an initial franchise application processing fee (“Initial Fee”) ranging from $0 to $10,000.
- Domino’s Pizza’s current policy for determining the amount of the Initial Fee is (subject to the terms of an incentive program):
- (a) If you are constructing a Store, you will pay an Initial Fee of up to $10,000.
- (b) If you are refranchising a closed Store, you will pay an Initial Fee of up to $10,000.
- (c) If you are purchasing an existing Store, you will pay a transfer fee of $1,500.
- The Initial Fee is payable prior to Domino’s Pizza issuing the applicable agreement and is not refundable for any reason.
- Also, at Domino’s Pizza’s discretion, all or a portion of the fees described in (a), (b), and (c) above may be required to be paid when the initial franchise application is submitted for Domino’s Pizza’s review and approval. However, in practice, Domino’s Pizza generally does not bill and collect the Initial Fee until you are operating the Store.
- Additionally, at Domino’s Pizza’s discretion, this fee may be applied to the initial operational and classroom training of the individual who will own 51% or more of the equity and voting interest in the franchise. Domino’s Pizza may charge a reasonable training fee up to $1,250 for these training programs or classes which you must complete to its satisfaction.
- Domino’s Pizza may waive all or a portion of the Initial Fee under incentive programs it implements from time to time to encourage system growth.
- If you are developing a store under Domino’s Pizza’s new Store build incentive program, you must pay Domino’s Pizza a reservation fee of $25,000 under certain circumstances. The reservation fee when paid is not refundable.
2. Inventory and Supplies, Equipment, Fixtures, Furnishings, and Signage: will vary under circumstances
- You must purchase inventory and supplies, equipment, fixtures, furnishings, and signage to open your Store. DPD and approved vendors supply these items to franchisees.
- Domino’s Pizza estimates that these payments together with Initial Fee payments will range from $88,950 to $196,500 for a Domino’s Pizza Traditional Store and $69,950 to $184,500 for a Domino’s Pizza Non-Traditional Store, based upon the experience with store openings during the last year.
- You must also make certain payments to DPD when you acquire the proprietary computer and point of sale system.
3. Reservation Fee: $25,000
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- Further, if you do not open all of your required new Stores under the Development Agreement, you must pay Domino’s Pizza the Reservation Fee for each of the new Stores not opened. All Reservation Fee payments will be due within 30 days written notice from Domino’s Pizza.
- Additionally, you must pay other required recurring or isolated fees under Domino’s Pizza’s then-current franchise agreement for the Stores you open in your development area. Except as noted, these fees are non-refundable and not collected on behalf of any third party.
4. Royalty Fee: 5.5% of Store’s weekly Royalty Sales
- Due Date: Paid via electronic funds transfer by Thursday of each week on royalty sales for the week ending on the preceding Sunday.
- Royalty Sales are the total receipts from all sales of pizza, beverages, and other products or services authorized for sale at the Store or at any approved off-site location.
5. Advertising Fund: 4% of Store’s weekly Royalty Sales under the Franchise Agreement. Non-Traditional Stores may receive a partial credit or make a reduced contribution.
- Due Date: Same as Royalty Fee.
6. Advertising Cooperatives: 1-4%
- Due Date: Same as Royalty Fee.
- May be required to participate in local and regional advertising cooperatives.
7. PULSE Initial License Fee: $4,200
- Paid to DPD.
8. Third-Party Vendor Pulse Fees: $1,357.04
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- Fees are paid by DPD to third-party vendors.
9. Annual Software Enhancement Fee: currently, $780.26 per Store per year, after the first year
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Covers cost of updates to Domino’s PULSE core software.
- Fee for first year is included in initial cost.
10. Help Desk/Software Support Services: currently, $44 per call and $28 per chat
- Due Date: As invoiced.
11. Connectivity Fee: $1,200 per year
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Paid when you do not have high speed broadband connectivity where the service is available.
12. Flex Client Fee: $150 per device
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Paid to DPD (or a third party on behalf of DPD) if you use Google Chrome OS in connection with any of your devices.
- A new access fee will have to be paid when each device is replaced.
13. Annual Service Fee for Application Processing for Store Level Positions: $432.00 annually
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- Paid to DPD on a per store basis.
14. Technology Transaction Fee: $0.375 per digital order
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- May be increased or decreased pursuant to the terms of the Online Ordering Franchise Services Agreement.
15. Credit Card Processing Fee: $.0525 per transaction
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Paid to an outside vendor and remitted to Domino’s Pizza by vendor to cover costs for credit card security and related costs.
16. Spanish Language Call Center Program Fee: $3.00 per call
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Each store using this service must make a monthly payment to DPD.
17. Inspections: will vary under circumstances
- Due Date: As incurred.
- Includes all travel expenses, room and board, and compensation of Domino’s Pizza’s employees.
18. Food Safety Audits: $179
- Due Date: As incurred.
- Conducted by a third-party vendor.
19. Audit Expenses: cost of audit, charges of employees, understatement, plus 1.5% interest per month
- Due Date: 10 days after receipt of final audit.
- Payable if understatement is greater than 2%, or audited because you failed to submit reports.
20. Transfer: $1,500
- Due Date: Before transfer.
- Payable when Franchise Agreement or the assets of the Store or any ownership interest is transferred.
21. Training Fees: maximum cannot exceed $1,250 per session
- Due Date: Upon class registration.
- In addition to these training fees, Domino’s Pizza may require supplemental or additional training programs.
- You pay cost of additional or supplemental programs (not to exceed $500) and other expenses.
22. Interest on Late Payments: lesser of 1.5% per month or highest legal rate for open account business credit in the state
- Due Date: As incurred.
- Payable on all overdue amounts.
- 2% above the Libor rate for Alaska and Hawaii stores.
23. Charges for Testing and Evaluation: will vary under circumstances
- Due Date: As incurred.
24. Indemnification: will vary under circumstances
- Due Date: As incurred.
- You must indemnify and hold Domino’s Pizza harmless if it is held liable from your Store’s operations.
25. Costs of Enforcement/Non-Compliance: will vary under circumstances
- Due Date: As incurred.
- Reimburse Domino’s Pizza to enforce the Franchise Agreement.
- Under Domino’s Pizza’s Customer Care billing program, you will be charged $20.00 for excessive calls Domino’s Pizza receives from your customers related to product and services concerns at your store.
- You will be charged only if the customer indicates they contacted the store and did not get resolution of his or her issue.
- For subsequent contacts to Domino’s Pizza’s Customer Care department by the customer, you will be charged $30.00 per contact but only if they occur outside of a 5-day standard reply period.
26. Carryout Tracker Bundle: currently, $347.08 but could increase if costs increase
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Includes flex client and cabling. Does not include staging, shipping, nor flex client fees.
27. Server Bundle: currently, $3,354.06 but could increase if costs increase
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Includes pair of servers and display adapters. Does not include staging and shipping fees.
28. WAP & Meraki MX64 License: currently, $280.00 per year but could increase if costs increase
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Includes WAP & Meraki MX64 yearly licensing.
29. Meraki Router/WAP Hardware Bundle: currently, $1,035.00 but could increase if costs increase
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Includes router, WAP, POE injector, power cord, and 5-year licensing.
30. Lane 3600 Wired Customer Facing: $644.02
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Includes Lane 3600 CC reader, application, key injection, ethernet cable, power supply, and 3-year extended warranty.
31. Lane 3000 Wired EPP: $496.34
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Includes Lane2500 Wireless Hand Held Payment Terminal (Device, application, key injection, and 3-year warranty),
Configuration of Device, Link 2500 Case, Link 2500 Charge Plate, Link 2500 Tether, Link Tether Adhesive, Lane 2500 Ingenico CC Reader, Sled Enclosure, Charge Plate, Tether, Tether Adhesive, Nut & Bolt, and Staging Fees.
32. Flex Client: currently, $338.25 but could increase if costs increase
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Does not include staging, shipping, nor flex client fees.
33. Menuboard Client Bundle: currently, $430.33 but could increase if costs increase
- Due Date: As invoiced.
- Includes flex client, cabling, and cable management.
- Does not include staging, shipping, nor flex client fees.
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