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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
LADURÉE logoBAbove average
LADURÉE
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Noodles & Company logoAStrongest tier
Noodles & Company
Quick-Service Restaurants
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STALK & SPADE logoDBelow average
STALK & SPADE
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$554K – $1.5M
$669K – $1.4M
$767K – $1.3M
Liquid capital
$35K – $120K
$0 – $56K
$50K – $75K
Franchise fee
$50K
$35K
$65K
Royalty rate
6.0%
5.0%
7.0%
Ad fund rate
1.0%
0.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
$1.3MNet sales
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
$1.2M
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
$142K
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Restaurant EBITDA (7) $142,343 / 10.9%
Not classified
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
AStrongest tier
DBelow average
Verdict score
53 / 100
63 / 100
35 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
0.0%
N/A
SBA loans on record
N/A
6
N/A
Scale
Total units
16
463
1
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
33.3%
7.6%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
20
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
230
519
108
Contacts
Franchisee phones
13
6
3

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