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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 Yogurtland Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	CAverage VARA Juice Restaurant Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$232K – $637K	$241K – $629K	$236K – $635K
Liquid capital	$10K – $25K	$5K – $20K	$44K – $115K
Franchise fee	$30K	$35K	$25K
Royalty rate	6.0%	5.0%	5.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	1.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$872KNet sales	$848K	N/A
Median gross sales	$855K	$821K	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Net Income	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier	CAverage
Verdict score	76 / 100	74 / 100	51 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	8.2%	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	82	N/A	N/A
Scale
Total units	202	27	12
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	3.1%	0.0%	11.1%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	102	40	116
Contacts
Franchisee phones	169	27	8

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