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indicates the clear winner per row. Ties and missing data are not highlighted.

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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These figures come from FDDs of different years (2025, 2026). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Monster Shakes logoCAverage
Monster Shakes
Quick-Service Restaurants
2025 FDD
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BAbove average
Wanpo Tea Shop
Quick-Service Restaurants
2025 FDD
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Kung Fu Tea logoBAbove average
Kung Fu Tea
Quick-Service Restaurants
2025 FDD
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Eiffel Waffle logoBAbove average
Eiffel Waffle
Quick-Service Restaurants
2026 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued Apr 1, 2025
FDD issued Apr 4, 2025
FDD issued Apr 21, 2025
FDD issued Apr 17, 2026
Investment range
$148K – $402K
$197K – $353K
$169K – $378K
$209K – $338K
Liquid capital
$30K – $60K
$20K – $80K
$10K – $20K
$10K – $25K
Franchise fee
$35K
$30K
$25K
$40K
Royalty rate
6.0%
3.0%
4.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
1.0%
0.0%
2.0%
3.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
No Item 19 representation
No Item 19 representation
No Item 19 representation
No Item 19 representation
Median gross sales
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
CAverage
BAbove average
BAbove average
BAbove average
Verdict score
39 / 100
51 / 100
55 / 100
55 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Not SBA-matched
Not SBA-matched
Limited · 24 loans
Not SBA-matched
SBA loans on record
N/A
N/A
24
N/A
Scale
Total units
2
11
388
10
Net change (latest yr)
0
+6
+9
+4
Signed, not yet open
0 (0.00 per open outlet)
2 (0.18 per open outlet)
10 (0.03 per open outlet)
5 (0.50 per open outlet)
Turnover rate
0.0%
0.0%
7.2%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
5
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
3
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
55
112
80
40
Contacts
Franchisee phones
0
10
330
1

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