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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	DBelow average The Pickle Pad Recreation & Entertainment Remove	FWeakest tier Larks Entertainment Recreation & Entertainment Remove	BAbove average Five Iron Golf Recreation & Entertainment Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.5M – $4.1M	$1.9M – $4.1M	$1.7M – $4.3M
Liquid capital	$150K – $270K	$100K – $100K	$80K – $150K
Franchise fee	$50K	$40K	$50K
Royalty rate	6.0%	7.0%	7.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	0.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	$2.4MCompany-owned only
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	$1.8MCompany-owned only
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	$495K
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Adjusted EBITDA
Risk
Rating	DBelow average	FWeakest tier	BAbove average
Verdict score	34 / 100	19 / 100	55 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	N/A	2	N/A
Scale
Total units	1	3	37
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	5	5
Initial training (hrs)	61	88	200
Contacts
Franchisee phones	10	2	0

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