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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	CAverage Superior Food Safety Full-Service Restaurants Remove	CAverage Carousel’s Full-Service Restaurants Remove	BAbove average City Brew Tours Full-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$74K – $101K	$76K – $100K	$76K – $100K
Liquid capital	$12K – $29K	$12K – $18K	$10K – $10K
Franchise fee	$50K	$35K	$38K
Royalty rate	10.0%	7.0%	5.5%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	2.0%	1.5%
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	Net Income	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	CAverage	CAverage	BAbove average
Verdict score	43 / 100	43 / 100	53 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	N/A	N/A	2
Scale
Total units	1	9	16
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	7
Renewal term (years)	10	10	7
Initial training (hrs)	40	76	80
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	5	9

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