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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
Blimpie logoDBelow average
Blimpie
Quick-Service Restaurants
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SKINNYPIZZA & ACAI logoDBelow average
SKINNYPIZZA & ACAI
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$254K – $589K
$271K – $568K
Liquid capital
$15K – $20K
$30K – $50K
Franchise fee
$18K
$30K
Royalty rate
6.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
4.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
DBelow average
DBelow average
Verdict score
33 / 100
38 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
30.0%
N/A
SBA loans on record
659
N/A
Scale
Total units
101
2
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
8.2%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
5
10
Initial training (hrs)
100
148
Contacts
Franchisee phones
85
1

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