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Nothing Bundt Cakes vs Bahama Buck's — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Nothing Bundt Cakes	Bahama Buck's
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$667,100	$528,050
Total fees	11%	8%
Outlets	660	115
Lawsuits	1	0

Nothing Bundt Cakes: what their numbers say

Discloses average Net Revenues ($1.48M), 4-Wall EBITDA (~21.6% avg), COGS, labor, occupancy breakdowns for 297 bakeries. Excludes owner salary from EBITDA, omits D&A, interest, taxes; cherry-picks mature, top-performing subset.

Bahama Buck's: what their numbers say

Discloses 2023 franchisee sales (avg $559K, 103 stores) and corporate EBITDA (~$122K avg on $611K sales). No franchisee-level profit disclosed; corporate adjustments may not reflect typical franchisee costs or owner salary.

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