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Huddle House vs Mr. Appliance — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Huddle House	Mr. Appliance
Disclosure honesty	D	F
Investment from	$555,375	$147,750
Total fees	8.25%	9%
Outlets	269	311
Lawsuits	8	3

Huddle House: what their numbers say

Discloses only Net Sales (revenue) by tier for 2022-2024; no profit, expense, or owner income data provided. Excludes units open <50% of year, understating struggling-unit results.

Mr. Appliance: what their numbers say

Discloses only average/median Gross Sales Per Job by quartile ($229-$365 avg per job). No total revenue, profit, or owner income data provided. Excludes 48 businesses (transfers, new opens, closures). Significant cherry-picking by omitting profitability entirely.

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