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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 figures come from FDDs of different years (2025, 2026). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Edible Arrangements logoBAbove average
Edible Arrangements
Retail
2025 FDD
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HobbyTown logoAStrongest tier
HobbyTown
Retail
2026 FDD
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FDD filing
FDD issued Jun 9, 2025
2026 FDD
Investment range
$214K – $587K
$327K – $458K
Liquid capital
$10K – $30K
$23K – $40K
Franchise fee
$30K
$50K
Royalty rate
5.0%
4.8%
Ad fund rate
3.5%
0.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$538K
$1.6M
Median gross sales
$516K
$1.4M
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not extracted
$86K
Earnings metric
Not classified
Adjusted Operating Income
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
46 / 100
73 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
15.0% (n=436)
14.2% (n=165)
SBA loans on record
436
165
Scale
Total units
685
86
Net change (latest yr)
-111
-9
Signed, not yet open
1 (0.00 per open outlet)
2 (0.02 per open outlet)
Turnover rate
16.5%
11.6%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
102
29
Contacts
Franchisee phones
861
95

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