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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	Shoney's Restaurant Full-Service Restaurants Remove	CAverage Coffee News Full-Service Restaurants Remove	DBelow average Mountain Man Nut & Fruit Co. Full-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Lifestyle Publications Full-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	N/A	$11K – $12K	$15K – $16K	$38K – $46K
Liquid capital	N/A	$0 – $0	$6K – $6K	$3K – $4K
Franchise fee	N/A	$10K	$8K	$30K
Royalty rate	N/A	N/A	0.0%	7.0%
Ad fund rate	N/A	N/A	0.0%	N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A	$239K
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A	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		CAverage	DBelow average	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	N/A	41 / 100	36 / 100	79 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	33.3%	0.0%	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	21	1	N/A	N/A
Scale
Total units	N/A	310	74	210
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	N/A	21.4%	20.3%	7.7%
Contract
Initial term (years)	N/A	4	3	5
Renewal term (years)	N/A	4	3	5
Initial training (hrs)	N/A	32	24	38
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	95	85	100

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