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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	DBelow average La Michoacana Plus Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	CAverage Wayback Burgers Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Pieology Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$415K – $694K	$256K – $850K	$304K – $808K
Liquid capital	$65K – $135K	$20K – $60K	$20K – $50K
Franchise fee	$40K	$35K	$25K
Royalty rate	5.0%	5.0%	5.0%
Ad fund rate	N/A	2.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	DBelow average	CAverage	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	34 / 100	40 / 100	71 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	21.1%	0.0%
SBA loans on record	N/A	108	23
Scale
Total units	8	180	109
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	5.6%	10.9%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	20	10
Renewal term (years)	10	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	100	140	192
Contacts
Franchisee phones	1	148	31

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