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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
City Publications logoCAverage
City Publications
Business Services
2026 FDD
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AStrongest tier
BNI
Business Services
2026 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
2026 FDD
FDD issued Apr 1, 2026
Investment range
$46K – $270K
$53K – $270K
Liquid capital
$2K – $10K
$1K – $5K
Franchise fee
$40K
$35K
Royalty rate
6.0%
20.0%
Ad fund rate
Not extracted
Not extracted
Performance
Avg gross sales
No Item 19 representation
$399K
Median gross sales
Not disclosed
$293K
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not disclosed
Not extracted
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
CAverage
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
45 / 100
76 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Limited · 10 loans
Under 10 loans (4)
SBA loans on record
10
4
Scale
Total units
35
191
Net change (latest yr)
-5
+2
Signed, not yet open
0 (0.00 per open outlet)
4 (0.02 per open outlet)
Turnover rate
20.0%
2.1%
Contract
Initial term (years)
5
5
Renewal term (years)
5
5
Initial training (hrs)
39
76
Contacts
Franchisee phones
29
64

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