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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 (2024, 2025). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.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
FISH WITH YOU logoCAverage
FISH WITH YOU
Quick-Service Restaurants
2025 FDD
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Grain & Berry logoAStrongest tier
Grain & Berry
Quick-Service Restaurants
2024 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued Sep 30, 2025
FDD issued Jun 25, 2024
Investment range
$232K – $702K
$258K – $674K
Liquid capital
$18K – $30K
$10K – $40K
Franchise fee
$14K
$50K
Royalty rate
3.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
0.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
No Item 19 representation
$1.2MIncl. company outlets
Median gross sales
Not disclosed
$1.1MIncl. company outlets
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
41 / 100
73 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Not SBA-matched
Limited · 25 loans
SBA loans on record
N/A
25
Scale
Total units
0
16
Net change (latest yr)
0
+4
Signed, not yet open
Not extracted
37 (2.31 per open outlet)
Turnover rate
Not extracted
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
5
10
Renewal term (years)
5
5
Initial training (hrs)
47
160
Contacts
Franchisee phones
0
18

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