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How winners are chosen

Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

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Focus by buyer type

Brand
Bambu logoFWeakest tier
Bambu
Full-Service Restaurants
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Taqueria Los Comales logoBAbove average
Taqueria Los Comales
Full-Service Restaurants
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Lean Kitchen logoDBelow average
Lean Kitchen
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$143K – $440K
$141K – $442K
$151K – $442K
Liquid capital
$5K – $25K
$4K – $45K
$10K – $25K
Franchise fee
$35K
$25K
$40K
Royalty rate
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
N/A
1.0%
3.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
No Item 19 representation
No Item 19 representation
$556KOutlet subset
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
$497KOutlet subset
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Gross Sales
Risk
Rating
FWeakest tier
BAbove average
DBelow average
Verdict score
25 / 100
50 / 100
34 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
20.0%
N/A
N/A
SBA loans on record
9
1
15
Scale
Total units
52
5
32
Net change (latest yr)
-8
+1
-2
Turnover rate
26.9%
0.0%
20.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
5
10
Renewal term (years)
N/A
5
5
Initial training (hrs)
88
112
52
Contacts
Franchisee phones
72
1
6

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