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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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Brand	BAbove average Gyro Shack Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	BAbove average East of Chicago Pizza Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Hot Head Burritos Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier WaBa Grill Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$263K – $656K	$218K – $701K	$215K – $705K	$341K – $577K
Liquid capital	$45K – $45K	$20K – $35K	$12K – $30K	$20K – $30K
Franchise fee	$35K	$20K	$26K	$35K
Royalty rate	6.0%	5.0%	6.0%	5.0%
Ad fund rate	1.5%	3.0%	1.0%	4.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	$672K	$721KNet sales	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	$682K	$661K	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Average Annual Net Sales of Category	Not classified
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	BAbove average	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	48 / 100	56 / 100	83 / 100	78 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	18.5%	12.5%	0.0%
SBA loans on record	N/A	70	20	45
Scale
Total units	6	66	81	189
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	1.6%	7.1%	6.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10	5
Initial training (hrs)	116	59	117	89
Contacts
Franchisee phones	3	66	67	71

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