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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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These brands report different earnings metrics (EBITDAR, EBITDA 7). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant & Bar logoAStrongest tier
Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant & Bar
Full-Service Restaurants
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Pizza Ranch logoAStrongest tier
Pizza Ranch
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$1.3M – $4.0M
$2.1M – $3.0M
Liquid capital
$60K – $100K
$20K – $20K
Franchise fee
$50K
$30K
Royalty rate
5.0%
N/A
Ad fund rate
1.0%
2.3%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$2.7MIncl. company outlets
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
$293K
Earnings metric
EBITDAR
EBITDA 7
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
66 / 100
59 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
8.2%
SBA loans on record
N/A
243
Scale
Total units
28
218
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
5.3%
11.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
5
10
Initial training (hrs)
335
430
Contacts
Franchisee phones
6
212

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