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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
Bombshells Restaurant & Bar logoCAverage
Bombshells Restaurant & Bar
Full-Service Restaurants
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TGI Fridays logoDBelow average
TGI Fridays
Full-Service Restaurants
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Taco Bell logoAStrongest tier
Taco Bell
Full-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$2.1M – $3.8M
$1.4M – $4.5M
$1.9M – $4.3M
Liquid capital
$80K – $150K
$60K – $200K
$40K – $60K
Franchise fee
$50K
$50K
$45K
Royalty rate
5.5%
4.0%
5.5%
Ad fund rate
2.5%
4.0%
4.3%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$4.6MCompany-owned only
$5.0M
N/A
Median gross sales
$4.6MCompany-owned only
$3.1M
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
CAverage
DBelow average
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
39 / 100
30 / 100
85 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
10.0%
4.9%
SBA loans on record
N/A
10
85
Scale
Total units
12
120
7,998
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
59.3%
0.4%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
25
Renewal term (years)
5
5
20
Initial training (hrs)
330
462
358
Contacts
Franchisee phones
0
130
0

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