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

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	McAlister's Deli	Cheba Hut
Disclosure honesty	B	B
Investment from	$910,175	$631,150
Total fees	7%	7%
Outlets	572	83
Lawsuits	4	1

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.

Cheba Hut: what their numbers say

Net sales data for 75 locations open full-year 2025: average $2.33M, median $2.24M, range $610k-$3.93M. Top 25% averaged $3.39M; bottom 25% averaged $1.27M.

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