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Domino's vs Papa Murphy's — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Domino's	Papa Murphy's
Disclosure honesty	B	D
Investment from	$107,450	$450,330
Total fees	9.5%	7%
Outlets	7,236	1,014
Lawsuits	6	3

Domino's: what their numbers say

AWUS and EBITDA data by sales tier (2020-2024). 51% franchised stores achieved/exceeded AWUS. EBITDA ranges 1.7%-14.7% by sales volume.

Papa Murphy's: what their numbers say

Discloses net sales only (average ~$688K, median ~$618K) by region for 947 stores. No profit, owner income, or expense data disclosed. Omits failed/closed stores from averages, masking declining unit count trend.

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