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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	BAbove average Steak N Shake Full-Service Restaurants Remove	D CAverage Dailybeer Full-Service Restaurants Remove	BAbove average Milkshake Factory Full-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$259K – $998K	$430K – $809K	$510K – $773K
Liquid capital	$239K – $833K	$60K – $80K	$15K – $40K
Franchise fee	$10K	$100K	$60K
Royalty rate	N/A	3.0%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	10.0%	3.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	No Item 19 representation	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	CAverage	BAbove average
Verdict score	51 / 100	41 / 100	48 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	15.2%	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	38	N/A	6
Scale
Total units	387	0	14
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	N/A	5	10
Renewal term (years)	1	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	240	33	101
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	0	25

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