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Crumbl vs Freddy's — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Crumbl	Freddy's
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$816,066	$854,834
Total fees	10%	7.5%
Outlets	1,059	580
Lawsuits	1	0

Crumbl: what their numbers say

Discloses 2024 avg/high/median/low gross sales, gross profit, net profit for 858 of 1,058 locations. Omits 19% of stores; median net profit $77k vs avg $251k; no owner salary breakout; cherry-picks continuous operators only.

Freddy's: what their numbers say

Discloses gross receipts, cost of sales, labor, controllable/non-controllable expenses, and 4-wall EBITDA for company-owned Midwest restaurants only. Excludes rent, depreciation, above-restaurant overhead, and franchise-specific costs; not representative of franchisee results.

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