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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.
These figures come from FDDs of different years (2024, 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 Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.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 |  BAbove averageFranNet Business Services 2026 FDD Remove |  BAbove averageLocals Love Us Business Services 2024 FDD Remove |  CAverageHERLIFE Magazine Business Services 2024 FDD Remove |  AStrongest tierP3 Cost Analysts Business Services 2024 FDD Remove |
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| Vitals | ||||
FDD filing | FDD issued Apr 1, 2026 | FDD issued Mar 6, 2024 | FDD issued Feb 26, 2024 | FDD issued Apr 11, 2024 |
Investment range | $60K – $98K | $67K – $92K | $55K – $100K | $69K – $86K |
Liquid capital | $30K – $50K | $10K – $24K | $10K – $30K | $5K – $8K |
Franchise fee | $25K | $30K | $35K | $60K |
Royalty rate | Set by a formula | 9.0% | 7.0% | Not extracted |
Ad fund rate | Not extracted | 1.0% | Not extracted | 0.0% |
| Performance | ||||
Avg gross sales | $292KPer franchisee, not per outlet | No Item 19 representation | No Item 19 representation | $134KOutlet subset |
Median gross sales | Not extracted | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $115KOutlet subset |
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below | Not extracted | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not extracted |
Earnings metric | Not classified | Not classified | Not classified | Not classified |
| Risk | ||||
Rating | BAbove average | BAbove average | CAverage | AStrongest tier |
Verdict score | 55 / 100 | 58 / 100 | 45 / 100 | 78 / 100 |
SBA charge-off rate | Under 10 loans (1) | Under 10 loans (1) | Not SBA-matched | Not SBA-matched |
SBA loans on record | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Scale | ||||
Total units | 58 | 12 | 4 | 46 |
Net change (latest yr) | -6 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
Signed, not yet open | 1 (0.02 per open outlet) | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) |
Turnover rate | 12.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Contract | ||||
Initial term (years) | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Renewal term (years) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
Initial training (hrs) | 66 | 42 | 36 | 58 |
| Contacts | ||||
Franchisee phones | 41 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
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