Skip to main content
FranchiseVerdict

Compare

3 brands side-by-side

Compare up to 4 brands side by side

indicates the clear winner per row. Ties and missing data are not highlighted.

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.

Download PDF

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Costa Vida Management logoBAbove average
Costa Vida Management
Full-Service Restaurants
Remove
Cowboy Chicken logoAStrongest tier
Cowboy Chicken
Full-Service Restaurants
Remove
Sprinkles Cupcakes Bakery logoBAbove average
Sprinkles Cupcakes Bakery
Full-Service Restaurants
Remove
Vitals
Investment range
$675K – $1.3M
$582K – $1.4M
$725K – $1.3M
Liquid capital
$50K – $100K
$40K – $60K
$30K – $60K
Franchise fee
$30K
$35K
$40K
Royalty rate
6.0%
5.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$2.2M
$2.0M
$1.4M
Median gross sales
$2.0M
$1.8M
$1.3M
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
$404K
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
EBITDAR
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
AStrongest tier
BAbove average
Verdict score
54 / 100
80 / 100
51 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
7.1%
60.0%
N/A
SBA loans on record
17
5
N/A
Scale
Total units
93
18
24
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
4.3%
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
57
315
360
Contacts
Franchisee phones
0
10
35

Need franchisee contacts for these brands?

Save with a contact bundle →