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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.
These brands report different earnings metrics (ESTIMATED Average/Median Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA), 4-Wall EBITDA). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.
These figures come from FDDs of different years (2023, 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 Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.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 |  AStrongest tierKolache Factory Quick-Service Restaurants 2025 FDD Remove |  CAverageGenghis Grill Quick-Service Restaurants 2023 FDD Remove |  AStrongest tierNothing Bundt Cakes Quick-Service Restaurants 2025 FDD Remove |
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| Vitals | |||
FDD filing | 2025 FDD | FDD issued Jul 25, 2023 | FDD issued Apr 28, 2025 |
Investment range | $642K – $937K | $400K – $1.2M | $667K – $907K |
Liquid capital | $25K – $50K | $15K – $90K | $75K – $75K |
Franchise fee | $45K | $30K | $45K |
Royalty rate | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
Ad fund rate | 3.0% | 2.5% | 5.0% |
| Performance | |||
Avg gross sales | $960K | $1.2M | $1.5MNet sales |
Median gross sales | Not extracted | Not extracted | $1.4M |
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below | $127K | Not extracted | $317K |
Earnings metric | ESTIMATED Average/Median Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) | Not classified | 4-Wall EBITDA |
| Risk | |||
Rating | AStrongest tier | CAverage | AStrongest tier |
Verdict score | 75 / 100 | 39 / 100 | 98 / 100 |
SBA charge-off rate | 13.0% (n=31) | 25.0% (n=17) | 0.0% (n=283) |
SBA loans on record | 31 | 17 | 283 |
| Scale | |||
Total units | 60 | 49 | 660 |
Net change (latest yr) | -2 | -1 | +101 |
Signed, not yet open | 3 (0.05 per open outlet) | 2 (0.04 per open outlet) | 87 (0.13 per open outlet) |
Turnover rate | 3.3% | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Contract | |||
Initial term (years) | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Renewal term (years) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Initial training (hrs) | 227 | 160 | 160 |
| Contacts | |||
Franchisee phones | 30 | 20 | 656 |
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