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Clean Eatz vs McDonald's — which franchise is the better buy?

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

	Clean Eatz	McDonald's
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$353,700	—
Total fees	8%	9%
Outlets	98	13,457
Lawsuits	0	19

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.

McDonald's: what their numbers say

Discloses avg $3.96M franchised sales + pro forma operating income before occupancy at 3 tiers; excludes rent, royalty, D&A, interest — overstates profitability

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