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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	AStrongest tier Roy Rogers Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Golden Chick Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$755K – $2.1M	$517K – $2.4M	$994K – $1.9M
Liquid capital	$50K – $70K	$15K – $55K	$10K – $30K
Franchise fee	$30K	$35K	$30K
Royalty rate	5.0%	5.0%	4.0%
Ad fund rate	1.5%	3.0%	1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$1.7M	$1.8M	$1.4MIncl. company outlets
Median gross sales	$1.7M	$1.7M	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	63 / 100	76 / 100	80 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	20.0%	N/A	4.2%
SBA loans on record	8	N/A	48
Scale
Total units	39	126	220
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	6.3%	1.1%	2.9%
Contract
Initial term (years)	20	15	20
Renewal term (years)	20	15	10
Initial training (hrs)	368	484	196
Contacts
Franchisee phones	39	58	220

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