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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 Mai or Genji Full-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Lifestyle Publications Full-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier ACE SUSHI Full-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$17K – $76K	$38K – $46K	$18K – $128K
Liquid capital	$4K – $12K	$3K – $4K	$5K – $10K
Franchise fee	$4K	$30K	$6K
Royalty rate	N/A	7.0%	N/A
Ad fund rate	0.0%	N/A	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	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	59 / 100	79 / 100	66 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	N/A	N/A	N/A
Scale
Total units	362	210	123
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	17.3%	7.7%	40.2%
Contract
Initial term (years)	3	5	4
Renewal term (years)	3	5	4
Initial training (hrs)	46	38	8
Contacts
Franchisee phones	178	219	588

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