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

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	Freddy's	Bahama Buck's
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$854,834	$528,050
Total fees	7.5%	8%
Outlets	580	115
Lawsuits	0	0

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.

Bahama Buck's: what their numbers say

Discloses 2023 franchisee sales (avg $559K, 103 stores) and corporate EBITDA (~$122K avg on $611K sales). No franchisee-level profit disclosed; corporate adjustments may not reflect typical franchisee costs or owner salary.

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