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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.

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These brands report different earnings metrics (Operating Income, Income (18)). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Culver's logoAStrongest tier
Culver's
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Jaggers logoAStrongest tier
Jaggers
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Buona logoBAbove average
Buona
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$2.8M – $6.9M
$3.3M – $4.2M
$1.3M – $5.3M
Liquid capital
$50K – $100K
$180K – $250K
$35K – $100K
Franchise fee
$55K
$45K
$40K
Royalty rate
4.0%
5.0%
4.0%
Ad fund rate
2.5%
1.5%
1.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$3.5M
N/A
$3.3MCompany-owned only
Median gross sales
$3.4M
N/A
$3.4MCompany-owned only
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
$551K
Earnings metric
Operating Income
Not classified
Income (18)
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
AStrongest tier
BAbove average
Verdict score
89 / 100
59 / 100
54 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
N/A
N/A
SBA loans on record
114
N/A
N/A
Scale
Total units
944
13
31
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
15
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
5
5
Initial training (hrs)
644
385
418
Contacts
Franchisee phones
936
3
1

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