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Marco's Pizza vs Papa Murphy's — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Marco's Pizza	Papa Murphy's
Disclosure honesty	B	D
Investment from	$286,477	$450,330
Total fees	11%	7%
Outlets	1,139	1,014
Lawsuits	4	3

Marco's Pizza: what their numbers say

Net Royalty Sales for 997 stores open full 52-week period in 2025. Average $878,180; median $832,403. 29.8% exceeded $1M. Excludes new stores, special venues, international locations.

Papa Murphy's: what their numbers say

Discloses net sales only (average ~$688K, median ~$618K) by region for 947 stores. No profit, owner income, or expense data disclosed. Omits failed/closed stores from averages, masking declining unit count trend.

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