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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.
Focus by buyer type
| Brand |  AStrongest tierMark’s Pizzeria Quick-Service Restaurants 2025 FDD Remove |  BAbove averageFOSTER'S GRILLE Quick-Service Restaurants 2025 FDD Remove |  DBelow averageLYTEbite Quick-Service Restaurants 2025 FDD Remove |  DBelow averageBarney Brown Quick-Service Restaurants 2025 FDD Remove |
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| Vitals | ||||
FDD filing | FDD issued Apr 18, 2025 | FDD issued Apr 25, 2025 | FDD issued Apr 21, 2025 | FDD issued Apr 30, 2025 |
Investment range | $326K – $470K | $259K – $539K | $293K – $500K | $197K – $597K |
Liquid capital | $10K – $15K | $20K – $40K | $120K – $160K | $35K – $50K |
Franchise fee | $20K | $40K | $20K | $30K |
Royalty rate | 4.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 6.0% |
Ad fund rate | 2.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| Performance | ||||
Avg gross sales | No Item 19 representation | $1.0MIncl. company outlets | No Item 19 representation | Partial, no system averageOutlets $1.0M-$2.1M |
Median gross sales | Not disclosed | $874KIncl. company outlets | Not disclosed | Not extracted |
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below | Not disclosed | Not extracted | Not disclosed | Not extracted |
Earnings metric | Not classified | Net Income | Not classified | Not classified |
| Risk | ||||
Rating | AStrongest tier | BAbove average | DBelow average | DBelow average |
Verdict score | 73 / 100 | 65 / 100 | 36 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
SBA charge-off rate | Under 10 loans (1) | Under 10 loans (6) | Not SBA-matched | Not SBA-matched |
SBA loans on record | 1 | 6 | N/A | N/A |
| Scale | ||||
Total units | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
Net change (latest yr) | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Signed, not yet open | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) | 1 (0.08 per open outlet) | 0 | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) |
Turnover rate | 0.0% | 0.0% | Not extracted | 0.0% |
| Contract | ||||
Initial term (years) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Renewal term (years) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Initial training (hrs) | 160 | 96 | 40 | 120 |
| Contacts | ||||
Franchisee phones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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