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Nothing Bundt Cakes vs Ben's Soft Pretzels — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Nothing Bundt Cakes	Ben's Soft Pretzels
Disclosure honesty	B	B
Investment from	$667,100	$98,000
Total fees	11%	7.5%
Outlets	660	85
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.

Ben's Soft Pretzels: what their numbers say

Gross sales data for 2022-2024 operating stores (1+ year) by unit type and location. Franchisee-reported figures. Excludes seasonal baseball parks and mid-year openings.

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