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Jersey Mike's vs McAlister's Deli — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Jersey Mike's	McAlister's Deli
Disclosure honesty	B	B
Investment from	$436,176	$910,175
Total fees	11.5%	7%
Outlets	3,227	572
Lawsuits	3	4

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.

McAlister's Deli: what their numbers say

Net sales by quartile for 477 traditional franchises FY2025. Top quartile averaged $2.75M; 44% of franchises met/exceeded system average of $1.87M. Excludes non-traditional locations, express formats, affiliate-owned.

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