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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	AStrongest tier RITA’S ICE-CUSTARD-HAPPINESS Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	CAverage Bang Cookies Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier RANDY'S DONUTS Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	BAbove average Waffle Love Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$315K – $713K	$405K – $622K	$241K – $789K	$327K – $703K
Liquid capital	$20K – $30K	$40K – $70K	$20K – $50K	$30K – $50K
Franchise fee	$35K	$55K	$35K	$30K
Royalty rate	6.5%	6.0%	5.0%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	3.0%	0.0%	4.0%	1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$376K	N/A	$1.3MIncl. company outlets	$685K
Median gross sales	$342K	N/A	$1.3MIncl. company outlets	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	CAverage	AStrongest tier	BAbove average
Verdict score	74 / 100	41 / 100	71 / 100	51 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	357	N/A	2	1
Scale
Total units	578	4	23	10
Net change (latest yr)	+5	0	+6	0
Turnover rate	1.9%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	100	60	350	56
Contacts
Franchisee phones	120	0	10	1

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