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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	DBelow average STALK & SPADE Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Noodles & Company Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	BAbove average LADURÉE Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$767K – $1.3M	$669K – $1.4M	$554K – $1.5M
Liquid capital	$50K – $75K	$0 – $56K	$35K – $120K
Franchise fee	$65K	$35K	$50K
Royalty rate	7.0%	5.0%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	0.0%	1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	$1.3MNet sales	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	$1.2M	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	$142K	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Restaurant EBITDA (7) $142,343 / 10.9%	Not classified
Risk
Rating	DBelow average	AStrongest tier	BAbove average
Verdict score	35 / 100	63 / 100	53 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	N/A	6	N/A
Scale
Total units	1	463	16
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	7.6%	33.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	20	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	108	519	230
Contacts
Franchisee phones	3	6	13

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