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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	BAbove average Pancheros Mexican Grill Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier HTEAO Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Scooter’s Coffee Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	CAverage MOD Pizza Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$753K – $1.5M	$387K – $1.9M	$895K – $1.4M	$1.0M – $1.3M
Liquid capital	$25K – $150K	$10K – $100K	$16K – $86K	$30K – $50K
Franchise fee	$30K	$40K	$40K	$30K
Royalty rate	5.0%	6.0%	6.0%	5.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	2.0%	2.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$1.6M	N/A	$915K	N/A
Median gross sales	$1.4M	N/A	$881K	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	$129K	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	EBITDA10	Not classified
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier	CAverage
Verdict score	56 / 100	80 / 100	88 / 100	69 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
SBA loans on record	36	47	235	1
Scale
Total units	76	144	849	552
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	2.0%	1.5%	2.4%	1.1%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	15	10	10
Renewal term (years)	5	5	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	136	41	179	188
Contacts
Franchisee phones	51	104	508	86

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