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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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Focus by buyer type

Brand	FWeakest tier Parlay Cafe Full-Service Restaurants Remove	DBelow average The Straw Modern Milkshakes Full-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES Full-Service Restaurants Remove	CAverage Topsail Steamer Full-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$203K – $459K	$68K – $585K	$277K – $403K	$242K – $399K
Liquid capital	$25K – $50K	$10K – $20K	$8K – $12K	$25K – $25K
Franchise fee	$30K	$35K	$25K	$45K
Royalty rate	6.0%	6.0%	6.0%	7.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	1.0%	2.0%	1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	$540KNet sales	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	$510K	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	FWeakest tier	DBelow average	AStrongest tier	CAverage
Verdict score	20 / 100	34 / 100	79 / 100	44 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	N/A	4.7%	N/A
SBA loans on record	N/A	N/A	89	N/A
Scale
Total units	1	1	358	11
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	17.9%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	N/A	N/A	10	5
Initial training (hrs)	72	91	39	45
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	0	332	0

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