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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	AStrongest tier Taco Rico / Taco Works Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	DBelow average Surf City Squeeze Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Three Dog Bakery Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	CAverage Blowfish Poke Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$155K – $341K	$105K – $390K	$181K – $314K	$156K – $339K
Liquid capital	$15K – $25K	$5K – $15K	$25K – $50K	$20K – $40K
Franchise fee	$50K	$30K	$40K	$30K
Royalty rate	5.0%	6.0%	5.5%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	$518K	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	$437K	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Net Profit	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	DBelow average	AStrongest tier	CAverage
Verdict score	70 / 100	36 / 100	78 / 100	39 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	12.0%	9.1%	0.0%
SBA loans on record	N/A	29	19	3
Scale
Total units	7	63	43	5
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	9.7%	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	5	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	146	80	162	123
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	23	48	0

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