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Amada vs 2nd Family — which franchise is the better buy?

Side by side from the public FDDs — no franchisor spin.

	Amada	2nd Family
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$118,190	$119,825
Total fees	6%	6.5%
Outlets	203	25
Lawsuits	10	0

Amada: what their numbers say

Gross Billings data for 200 franchised outlets. 2024 median: $1,194,785; average $1,607,831. Top quartile average $3,543,407. Bottom quartile average $347,943. First-year average $562,578.

2nd Family: what their numbers say

Historic performance of 5 territories open full year 2025: revenue $530K-$2.8M; net after disclosed expenses 23-36%. Limited sample; cherry-picks established outlets.

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