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Capriotti's Sandwich Shop vs Cheba Hut — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Capriotti's Sandwich Shop	Cheba Hut
Disclosure honesty	B	B
Investment from	$594,700	$631,150
Total fees	8.5%	7%
Outlets	153	83
Lawsuits	0	1

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop: what their numbers say

2024 sales data for 120 franchised traditional restaurants open full year. Average unit volume $835,358; median $803,670. Top 25% averaged $1,270,078; bottom 25% averaged $526,335. Excludes new openings, closed units, non-traditional venues.

Cheba Hut: what their numbers say

Net sales data for 75 locations open full-year 2025: average $2.33M, median $2.24M, range $610k-$3.93M. Top 25% averaged $3.39M; bottom 25% averaged $1.27M.

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