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Russo's New York Pizzeria

Houston, TX · Founded 1998 · RSNY

Russo's New York Pizzeria offers franchises for the establishment and operation of full-service restaurants serving Italian New York style pizza, Neapolitan pizza, party pizza, pizza by the slice, and Italian menu items including soups, salads, calzones, pasta entrees, sandwiches, desserts, and beverages, with dine-in, take-out, catering and delivery services.

Read the 2025 FDD ↗www.russosfranchise.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
34
units (2024)
—
year over year

Units by Year

36
2021
36
2022
35
2023
34
2024

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$439,350 – $1,501,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$35,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
—
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

6% of Gross Sales

Leadership

  • Gerardo Anthony Russo

    President and Chief Executive Officer

  • David Rocabado

    Director of Marketing

  • Quang Nguyen

    Controller

  • William Aguiar

    Corporate Chef

  • Massimo Begalli

    Director of International Franchising

On File

FDD years
2025
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Franchisee records
20
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
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FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
27 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFRusso's New York Pizzeria FDD 2025Most recent · opens in a new tab

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Read from this brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. FDD library maintained by AskTy; figures are as filed by the franchisor.