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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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Brand
BARKSUDS logoBAbove average
BARKSUDS
Personal Care & Beauty
2025 FDD
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LASHKIND logoBAbove average
LASHKIND
Personal Care & Beauty
2025 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued May 22, 2025
FDD issued Jun 25, 2025
Investment range
$222K – $283K
$202K – $295K
Liquid capital
$15K – $30K
$6K – $25K
Franchise fee
$47K
$45K
Royalty rate
6.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
3.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$284K
No Item 19 representation
Median gross sales
$260K
Not disclosed
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not extracted
Not disclosed
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
BAbove average
Verdict score
50 / 100
51 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Under 10 loans (5)
Not SBA-matched
SBA loans on record
5
N/A
Scale
Total units
14
17
Net change (latest yr)
+6
+5
Signed, not yet open
17 (1.21 per open outlet)
Not extracted
Turnover rate
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
157
24
Contacts
Franchisee phones
21
22

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