Russo's NY Pizzeria

Own a Chef-Driven New York–Style Pizza & Italian Restaurant Franchise

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen is a franchise opportunity built around authentic New York–style pizza, fresh Italian food, premium ingredients, catering, delivery, and hospitality.

Founded by Chef Anthony Russo, the Russo’s brand was built on one simple promise:

“If it isn’t fresh, don’t serve it.”

Today, Russo’s offers qualified franchise partners the opportunity to bring a proven Italian restaurant and pizza franchise concept to their market with flexible restaurant models, multiple revenue streams, and strong brand support.

Why Russo’s New York Pizzeria?

Russo’s is more than a pizza franchise. We are a full Italian kitchen concept designed to serve today’s customers across dine-in, takeout, delivery, catering, online ordering, lunch, dinner, and group dining.

Our menu includes:

• Authentic New York–style pizza
• Giant 28-inch party pizzas
• Pizza by the slice
• Fresh pasta
• Calzones
• Salads
• Sandwiches
• Italian entrées
• Desserts
• Catering trays
• Family meals

Russo’s combines the demand for pizza with the higher check potential of a fresh Italian kitchen menu.

Two Franchise Models Available

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen

Our full-service model is designed for guests who want a complete Italian restaurant experience. This concept includes New York–style pizza, fresh pasta, Italian entrées, salads, sandwiches, wine, catering, delivery, takeout, and dine-in service.

Ideal for: shopping centers, lifestyle centers, family neighborhoods, suburban markets, and high-income trade areas.

Russo’s NY Slice Bar

Our NY Slice Bar is a smaller-footprint model focused on pizza by the slice, whole pies, delivery, takeout, catering, and a simplified menu.

Ideal for: airports, universities, food halls, downtown markets, office districts, entertainment areas, and high-foot-traffic locations.

Halal Franchise Option

Russo’s also offers a halal-friendly franchise option for select markets.

This model may include approved halal meats, halal pepperoni, halal chicken, and menu options designed for communities where halal food is in strong demand.

The halal franchise option is ideal for qualified domestic and international franchise partners looking to serve Muslim communities while offering authentic New York–style pizza and Italian food.

Multiple Revenue Streams

Russo’s franchise owners can build sales through several channels:

• Dine-in
• Takeout
• Delivery
• Online ordering
• Catering
• Pizza by the slice
• Lunch specials
• Family meals
• Corporate orders
• Large party pizzas
• Third-party delivery
• Community events

This gives franchisees the ability to serve customers across multiple dayparts and ordering occasions.

Average Unit Volume

Average Unit Volume: $1,123,226.90*

Russo’s franchise opportunity gives qualified candidates the chance to join a chef-driven restaurant brand with proven menu appeal, flexible models, and growth opportunities in domestic and international markets.

*Average Unit Volume of $1,123,226.90 is based on historical sales information disclosed in Item 19 of Russo’s Franchise Disclosure Document. This information is not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results may vary depending on location, market conditions, management, operating costs, competition, customer demand, and other factors. Prospective franchisees should review the full Item 19 financial performance representation in the current FDD before making any investment decision.

Investment Information

Minimum Investment: Starting around $250,000+, depending on model, size, location, buildout, equipment, and market conditions.

Franchise opportunities may include:

• Single-unit franchise ownership
• Multi-unit development
• Area development
• International development
• Halal franchise development
• Full-service Italian Kitchen locations
• NY Slice Bar locations

Franchise Support

Russo’s supports qualified franchise partners through the restaurant development and opening process.

Support may include:

• Franchise onboarding
• Site selection guidance
• Restaurant layout support
• Training systems
• Operations support
• Vendor guidance
• Menu systems
• Grand opening support
• Local store marketing guidance
• Catering growth strategies
• Ongoing operational support

Our goal is to help franchise partners open with confidence and operate with consistency.

Who We’re Looking For

Russo’s is looking for franchise partners who are passionate about food, hospitality, leadership, and local community growth.

Ideal candidates are:

• Business-minded
• Customer-service focused
• Passionate about quality food
• Interested in restaurant ownership
• Able to follow proven systems
• Ready to build and lead a team
• Interested in single-unit or multi-unit growth
• Financially qualified to open and operate a restaurant

Restaurant experience is helpful, but strong leadership, commitment, and the ability to follow the Russo’s system are just as important.

Request Franchise Information

If you are ready to bring authentic New York–style pizza, fresh pasta, catering, delivery, and Italian hospitality to your market, Russo’s New York Pizzeria may be the right franchise opportunity for you.

Request information today to learn more about available territories, franchise models, investment requirements, and next steps.