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

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	McAlister's Deli	Capriotti's
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$910,175	$594,700
Total fees	7%	9%
Outlets	572	153
Lawsuits	4	0

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.

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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