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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
Subway logoAStrongest tier
Subway
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Mama’s Meatball logoDBelow average
Mama’s Meatball
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Urban Wings logoDBelow average
Urban Wings
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$239K – $537K
$312K – $467K
$214K – $566K
Liquid capital
$15K – $45K
$30K – $75K
$30K – $60K
Franchise fee
$15K
$35K
$30K
Royalty rate
8.0%
5.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
4.5%
0.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
N/A
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
Not classified
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
DBelow average
DBelow average
Verdict score
73 / 100
38 / 100
35 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
6.8%
N/A
N/A
SBA loans on record
6,096
N/A
N/A
Scale
Total units
18,773
1
1
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
5.7%
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
20
10
10
Renewal term (years)
20
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
144
14
127
Contacts
Franchisee phones
33
1
0

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