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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	AStrongest tier Little Caesars Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	DBelow average Black Sheep Coffee Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	CAverage Nana's Green Tea Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier fresh&co Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$377K – $1.8M	$738K – $1.4M	$627K – $1.5M	$773K – $1.4M
Liquid capital	$17K – $47K	$105K – $155K	$100K – $300K	$150K – $300K
Franchise fee	$20K	$40K	$50K	$45K
Royalty rate	N/A	7.0%	5.0%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	7.0%	2.0%	2.0%	1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.1M
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.1M
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	DBelow average	CAverage	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	70 / 100	35 / 100	40 / 100	59 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	8.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	163	1	1	N/A
Scale
Total units	4,374	2	0	16
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.6%	0.0%	N/A	25.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	5	10
Renewal term (years)	10	5	5	5
Initial training (hrs)	314	104	200	160
Contacts
Franchisee phones	263	5	0	6

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