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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
Red Robin logoBAbove average
Red Robin
Full-Service Restaurants
2025 FDD
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Ruth's Chris Steak House logoBAbove average
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Full-Service Restaurants
2025 FDD
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Twin Peaks logoAStrongest tier
Twin Peaks
Full-Service Restaurants
2025 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued Jun 10, 2025
FDD issued Jan 6, 2025
FDD issued May 13, 2025
Investment range
$3.2M – $5.8M
$2.5M – $6.4M
$3.0M – $5.7M
Liquid capital
$100K – $200K
$150K – $350K
Not extracted
Franchise fee
$35K
$100K
$50K
Royalty rate
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
4.0%
1.0%
2.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
No Item 19 representation
No Item 19 representation
$5.6M
Median gross sales
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
$5.5M
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Not extracted
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
BAbove average
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
61 / 100
65 / 100
73 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Under 10 loans (1)
Under 10 loans (2)
Not SBA-matched
SBA loans on record
1
2
N/A
Scale
Total units
498
135
108
Net change (latest yr)
-1
-1
+4
Signed, not yet open
0 (0.00 per open outlet)
0 (0.00 per open outlet)
Not extracted
Turnover rate
0.2%
0.7%
0.9%
Contract
Initial term (years)
20
15
15
Renewal term (years)
Not extracted
5
15
Initial training (hrs)
594
520
520
Contacts
Franchisee phones
77
88
80

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