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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
The Budlong Southern Chicken logoDBelow average
The Budlong Southern Chicken
Quick-Service Restaurants
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WING ZONE logoDBelow average
WING ZONE
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Cinnabon logoAStrongest tier
Cinnabon
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$135K – $828K
$142K – $821K
$257K – $704K
Liquid capital
$20K – $40K
$30K – $50K
$15K – $33K
Franchise fee
$35K
$40K
$36K
Royalty rate
6.0%
6.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
2.5%
4.0%
2.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
$824K
$665KNet sales
Median gross sales
N/A
$710K
$601K
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
DBelow average
DBelow average
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
34 / 100
31 / 100
79 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
45.8%
6.9%
SBA loans on record
N/A
75
63
Scale
Total units
6
31
1,338
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
33.3%
2.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
20
Renewal term (years)
10
10
20
Initial training (hrs)
79
245
85
Contacts
Franchisee phones
0
54
1,364

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