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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	DBelow average WING ZONE Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	DBelow average The Budlong Southern Chicken Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Cinnabon Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	DBelow average Go Go Curry Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$142K – $821K	$135K – $828K	$257K – $704K	$285K – $676K
Liquid capital	$30K – $50K	$20K – $40K	$15K – $33K	$33K – $80K
Franchise fee	$40K	$35K	$36K	$49K
Royalty rate	6.0%	6.0%	6.0%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	4.0%	2.5%	2.5%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$824K	N/A	$665KNet sales	N/A
Median gross sales	$710K	N/A	$601K	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating	DBelow average	DBelow average	AStrongest tier	DBelow average
Verdict score	31 / 100	34 / 100	79 / 100	30 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	45.8%	N/A	6.9%	N/A
SBA loans on record	75	N/A	63	N/A
Scale
Total units	31	6	1,338	9
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	33.3%	0.0%	2.3%	33.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	20	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	20	5
Initial training (hrs)	245	79	85	167
Contacts
Franchisee phones	54	0	1,364	6

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