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Jimmy John's vs Capriotti's — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Jimmy John's	Capriotti's
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$206,200	$594,700
Total fees	10.5%	9%
Outlets	2,777	153
Lawsuits	13	0

Jimmy John's: what their numbers say

2025 AUVs: 2,581 restaurants, median $955,639, average $1,007,437. Excludes new, closed, multi-brand locations. No net income/expense data provided.

Capriotti's: what their numbers say

Discloses 2024 gross sales (avg $835K franchised, $965K affiliate) and affiliate P&L with EBITDA. No franchisee net income shown; affiliate stores are Nevada-clustered mature markets, cherry-picking best-performing corporate units.

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