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Clean Eatz vs Black Bear Diner — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Clean Eatz	Black Bear Diner
Disclosure honesty	B	B
Investment from	$353,700	$1,495,700
Total fees	8%	6.5%
Outlets	98	169
Lawsuits	0	0

Clean Eatz: what their numbers say

2023 data: 67 franchises open 18+ months. Average gross sales $1,086,720; median $976,634. Bottom 25% averaged $616,104. EBITDA averaged $153,230 (excludes owner salary). 40% achieved/exceeded average.

Black Bear Diner: what their numbers say

Gross sales data for 70 company-affiliated and 88 franchised restaurants open full fiscal 2025. Median sales $2.66-2.70M. Cost of goods ~28%, labor ~35%, 4-wall EBITDA ~12% (before royalties/ads).

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