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Mellow Mushroom Pizza vs Brixx Wood Fired Pizza — which franchise is the better buy?

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Mellow Mushroom PizzaBrixx Wood Fired Pizza
Disclosure honestyCC
Investment from$1,330,000$987,550
Total fees8%7%
Outlets16119
Lawsuits00

Mellow Mushroom Pizza: what their numbers say

Gross sales data for 154 franchised restaurants (2025): average $2.68M annually ($51,576 weekly). Top 25% averaged $3.81M; bottom 25% averaged $1.75M. No net income/profit data provided.

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza: what their numbers say

Discloses New South-operated and franchisee-operated average/median gross sales for 2024-2025. New South avg $2.8-2.9M; franchisee avg $1.7-1.8M. Excludes operating costs, expenses, royalties. Cherry-picks established units (1+ year operation only).

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