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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
Jack in the Box logoAStrongest tier
Jack in the Box
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Mr. Gatti’s FEC logoAStrongest tier
Mr. Gatti’s FEC
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Panera Bread logoAStrongest tier
Panera Bread
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$1.9M – $4.0M
$2.1M – $3.8M
$1.3M – $4.7M
Liquid capital
$165K – $459K
$50K – $390K
$67K – $352K
Franchise fee
$50K
$50K
$35K
Royalty rate
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
5.0%
2.0%
3.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.9M
$2.6MIncl. company outlets
$2.6M
Median gross sales
$1.8M
$2.6MIncl. company outlets
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
$382K
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Net Profit
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
AStrongest tier
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
75 / 100
64 / 100
75 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
N/A
0.0%
SBA loans on record
46
N/A
1
Scale
Total units
2,136
53
2,206
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
3.8%
3.9%
1.9%
Contract
Initial term (years)
20
10
20
Renewal term (years)
20
10
20
Initial training (hrs)
400
200
520
Contacts
Franchisee phones
2,007
80
69

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