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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.
These brands report different earnings metrics (Gross Sales, P&L Bottom Line). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.
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 Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.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 |  BAbove averageOne River School Business Services 2025 FDD Remove |  AStrongest tier1-800-PACKOUTS Business Services 2026 FDD Remove |  DBelow averageAppell Business Services 2026 FDD Remove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitals | |||
FDD filing | FDD issued Jun 11, 2025 | FDD issued Mar 31, 2026 | FDD issued Apr 30, 2026 |
Investment range | $180K – $568K | $269K – $514K | $225K – $477K |
Liquid capital | $10K – $96K | $93K – $170K | $20K – $35K |
Franchise fee | $45K | $63K | $60K |
Royalty rate | 9.0% | 7.0% | 8.0% |
Ad fund rate | 2.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% |
| Performance | |||
Avg gross sales | $615K | $1.9MPer franchisee, not per outlet | $455KPer franchisee, not per outlet |
Median gross sales | $616K | $638KPer franchisee, not per outlet | $402KPer franchisee, not per outlet |
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below | Not extracted | Not extracted | Not extracted |
Earnings metric | Gross Sales | P&L Bottom Line | Not classified |
| Risk | |||
Rating | BAbove average | AStrongest tier | DBelow average |
Verdict score | 49 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
SBA charge-off rate | Not SBA-matched | Limited · 20 loans | Not SBA-matched |
SBA loans on record | N/A | 20 | N/A |
| Scale | |||
Total units | 15 | 61 | 12 |
Net change (latest yr) | -1 | +6 | +3 |
Signed, not yet open | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) | 1 (0.02 per open outlet) | Not extracted |
Turnover rate | 6.7% | 9.8% | 8.3% |
| Contract | |||
Initial term (years) | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Renewal term (years) | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Initial training (hrs) | 56 | 12 | 39 |
| Contacts | |||
Franchisee phones | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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