- Business
- Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp., through its subsidiary Pizza Pizza Royalty Limited Partnership, owns trademarks and trade names used in franchised quick-service restaurants under the Pizza Pizza and Pizza 73 brands across Canada; it earns royalty income equivalent to 6% of system sales from Pizza Pizza restaurants and 9% from Pizza 73 restaurants in the royalty pool, net of operating expenses. The company, founded in 1967 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, licenses these intellectual properties to Pizza Pizza Ltd. on a 99-year basis, with Pizza Pizza Ltd. operating primarily in Ontario and other Canadian provinces through traditional and non-traditional locations serving consumers via dine-in, takeout, delivery, and digital platforms. On January 1, 2025, the royalty pool expanded by a net of 20 restaurants to 794 total, incorporating 45 new outlets (44 Pizza Pizza and one Pizza 73) offset by 25 closures, while Pizza Pizza Ltd. increased its equivalent share ownership to 26%; additionally, in March 2025, the company extended its credit facility for three years to April 2028 with minor pricing adjustments, and in April 2025, it entered new three-year interest rate swaps locking in a 2.51% rate.