Boston’s Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar – Franchising – United States

What Boston’s Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar – Franchising – United States does

Boston's Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar, operating in the United States through Boston Pizza Restaurants, LP (a Delaware limited partnership headquartered in Addison, Texas), is the franchisor of a dual-concept casual dining and sports bar brand founded in 1964. The system combines a family-friendly restaurant offering 65+ in-house menu items (80+ total) with a late-night sports bar serving craft cocktails and happy hour specials under a single roof, targeting families and sports/social groups as primary guest segments. The U.S. franchise operates 23 current locations with 11 additional units awarded and in development, alongside a 400+ unit North American system generating over $1 billion in annual system-wide sales.

The company monetizes through a traditional franchise model: a $50,000 initial franchise fee per location, a 5% royalty on gross sales, and a 3% national advertising fund contribution, with total franchisee investment ranging from $1,059,000 to $3,336,875 per restaurant. Franchisee requirements include $1–2 million net worth and $500,000 liquidity per location, with a 10-year initial contract term and two 5-year renewals. The franchisor provides comprehensive support across construction, training (a 6-week program at the Dallas training academy), purchasing, operations (via Regional Business Consultants), marketing, and new product development, plus a technology partnership with Paytronix for gift/loyalty card processing through the MyBoston's rewards program.

Distribution channels span freestanding, conversion, in-line, and non-traditional formats, with active expansion into hotel properties (midscale/upper midscale/upscale, with four operating units in Little Rock, Yuma, Sioux Falls, and Casper) and non-traditional venues (airports, casinos, truck stops, military installations, theme parks, sports venues). Brand IP is held by BP International Rights Holdings Inc., a British Columbia entity owned by Treliving Private Investments Ltd, and the U.S. franchise operation was recognized as #1 Restaurant & Sports Bar in Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 BEST OF THE BEST 2024 ranking. The operation has no public listing, no disclosed institutional capital, no M&A activity, and no AI/technology platform beyond standard restaurant POS and Paytronix-provided loyalty infrastructure.

Name

Boston’s Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar – Franchising – United States

Legal name

Boston Pizza Restaurants, LP

Website

https://ownabostons.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Boston's Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar is a U.S. franchisor (Boston Pizza Restaurants, LP) of a dual-concept casual dining and sports bar brand founded in 1964, operating 23 U.S. franchise locations with 11 in development across a 400+ unit North American system generating over $1 billion in annual sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Franchising

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Family-Style Restaurants (THAFACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Supper Clubs & Dinner-Theater Restaurants (THAFACAL)

Keywords

• Restaurant franchising
• Sports bar franchises
• Casual dining franchises
• Franchise development
• Pizza restaurant concepts

Headquarters

HQ city

Addison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Franchise Royalties: Boston's Pizza generates revenue through royalty fees charged to franchisees. The royalty fee is 5% of gross sales. This is a recurring revenue stream tied directly to franchisee performance.
2. Franchise Fees: Initial franchise fee of $50,000 charged to new franchisees for the right to use the Boston's Pizza brand, systems, and operational support.
3. National Advertising Fund: The company collects 3% of gross sales from franchisees for national advertising and marketing initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Boston's Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar grants franchise rights in the United States for a dual-concept full-service restaurant that combines a family-friendly dining restaurant with a sports bar under one roof. Franchisees receive the Boston's brand, operational systems, training, construction support, purchasing leverage, marketing programs, and ongoing consulting from Regional Business Consultants. The company licenses its 60+ year old brand, recipes, and operational playbook to qualified franchisees who open and operate Boston's-branded restaurants.

Product overview

Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar operates as a dual-concept full-service restaurant combining family-friendly dining with a sports bar experience. The company offers franchise opportunities for single and multi-unit operations. The MyBoston's loyalty program provides a digital rewards platform for customers to earn points, redeem offers, and receive personalized promotions. The franchise system includes non-traditional locations such as hotels, airports, casinos, and sports venues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boston's Restaurant: Family-friendly restaurant concept with 65+ menu items made in-house, designed for families of all sizes in a relaxing environment.
• Boston's Sports Bar

Products and services

• Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar Franchise
• MyBoston's Loyalty Program

Quantifiable outcome

• System-wide sales exceeding $1 billion annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Applebee's: Dine Brands-operated family-focused casual dining chain with ~1,600 US units. Direct competitor in the family-style full-service restaurant segment Boston's targets, with comparable bar-and-grill elements, franchise model, and check average profile.
• Dave & Buster's: Publicly-traded (NASDAQ: PLAY) entertainment + casual-dining chain with ~200 locations. Comparable dual-venue model combining food/beverage with entertainment (sports viewing/games), addressing overlapping family-plus-adult guest segments.
• Twin Peaks Restaurant: Fatman Inc.-operated 'mountain lodge' sports-bar chain with ~80 US locations. Direct sports-bar competitor to the Boston's sports-bar leg, with comparable guest demographics, beverage-forward model, and franchise/company unit mix.
• Chili's Grill & Bar: Brinker International-operated family casual dining chain with ~1,100 US units and a prominent bar program. Closely comparable full-service restaurant positioning, guest profile, and bar-integration model to Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar.
• Uno Pizzeria & Grill: Uno Restaurants-operated deep-dish pizza chain with ~100 US locations combining family dining with full bar. Closest direct pizza-based comparability to Boston's Pizza legacy positioning and dual-concept dining format.
• Hooters: Iconic US sports-bar chain with ~300 US locations focused on wings, beer, and sports viewing. Direct competitor to the Boston's sports-bar concept, sharing the casual sports-fan daypart and franchise operating model.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: Arby's parent Inspire Brands-owned sports-bar chain serving wings, beer, and sports viewing across ~1,200+ US locations. Highly comparable to Boston's dual restaurant + sports-bar positioning, with significantly larger US unit base establishing the dominant competitive benchmark for Boston's expansion.
• BJ's Restaurant Brewhouse: Publicly-traded (NASDAQ: BJRI) casual-dining chain with ~200 US units combining full-service dining with craft beer and sports-bar atmosphere. Closely overlaps Boston's hybrid restaurant + sports-bar thesis and full-service pricing tier.

Broad incumbents

• Outback Steakhouse: Bloomin' Brands-owned full-service casual dining chain with ~700 US locations. Operates in the same family full-service restaurant category as Boston's at overlapping check averages, though lacking the explicit sports-bar component — relevant competitive context for the Boston's positioning against larger casual-dining incumbents.

Regional players

• Tony Roma's: Romacorp-operated full-service restaurant + sports-bar franchise with primary US concentration and international expansion. Comparable dual-concept model and franchise structure to Boston's, with overlapping ribs-and-sports positioning and similar unit economics profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bostonspizzausa
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/BostonsPizzaUSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/BostonsPizzaUSA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/usafranchising
• Instagraminstagram.com/bostonspizzausa

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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