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Jersey Mike's vs Cousins Subs — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Jersey Mike's	Cousins Subs
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$436,176	$464,700
Total fees	11.5%	8%
Outlets	3,227	92
Lawsuits	3	0

Jersey Mike's: what their numbers say

2,606 Traditional Franchised Restaurants; average unit volume $1,367,578; median $1,305,850; 44% met/exceeded average. Historical data only; no assurance of individual results.

Cousins Subs: what their numbers say

Discloses affiliate-owned shop gross receipts and EBITDA by revenue tier (3 years). EBITDA data is company stores only—no royalties paid, no corporate overhead allocated—making profitability appear better than franchisee reality. No franchisee net income shown.

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