Villa Pizza / Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen / Villa Italian Kitchen / Tony + Benny's

Also filed as: Villa Pizza, Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen, Villa Italian Kitchen, Tony + Benny's

Franchise Information

Analyzed filing: MN · File #654253324

Filed: Jul 6, 2026

FDD Issued: Mar 23, 2026

Extracted: Aug 23, 2026

Verified family consensus fee high tie:family=mn:36296-202604|values=25000,35000|current=35000 family consensus investment high tie:family=mn:36296-202604|values=1447500,990500|current=990500

Franchisor Details

Name: Villa Pizza, LLC

Address: 25 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960

Phone: (973) 285-4800

Website: www.villarestaurantgroup.com

Franchising Since: 1997

Industry & Qualifications

Industry

Food & Beverage

Training

5 weeks

Veteran Discount

20.0%

Multi-Unit Discount

20.0%

Franchise Fee

$25,000 - $35,000

Royalty

6.0%

Ad Fund: 3.0%

Total Investment

$374K - $991K

Initial Term

10 years

Renewable

Outlet Information

Total Outlets (2025)

Franchised

Company-Owned

Opened (Last Year)

Closed (Last Year)

-3

Churn Breakdown (Last Year)

Terminations

Non-Renewals

Ceased Ops

Transfers

Reacquired

Item 19 (Financial Performance)

Disclosed

Company-owned (affiliate) restaurants (23 units) had unaudited average annual gr...

Financial Performance (Item 19)

Avg Unit Volume (through Dec 2025)

$1,069,372

Median

$794,481

Highest

$3,671,741

Lowest

$164,813

% Achieving Avg

32.0%

Sample Size

31 units

Unit Economics

Labor Cost

30.3%

COGS

22.2%

Legal History

Litigation: Yes

Multiple disclosed actions including Passion for Restaurants v. Villa Pizza (settled), Ameream LLC v...

Bankruptcy: Yes

Villa's President Biagio Scotto was president of Villa Pizza Specialties, Inc., which filed Chapter...

Number	File name	Source State	Filing Date	Actions
1509577987	MN_36296-202604-02_villa-pizza-llc.pdf Canonical 2025 analysis · needs review · newest filing	MN	Jul 6, 2026	Restricted
654253324	MN_36296-202604-03_villa-pizza-llc.pdf Canonical 2026 analysis · verified	MN	Jul 6, 2026	Restricted
1253041259	MN_33437-202504-06_villa-pizza-llc.pdf Alternate source copy	MN	Jun 30, 2025	Restricted
212753	515545_Franchise__Villa_Pizza_LLC_EFDID__515545_North Dakota_212753.pdf Alternate source copy	ND	Mar 20, 2025 FDD issue date	Restricted
63853	442816_Franchise__Villa_Pizza__LLC_EFDID__44281_North Dakota_63853.pdf Canonical 2023 analysis	ND	Apr 3, 2023 FDD issue date	Restricted

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