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Papa John's vs Pizza Ranch — which franchise is the better buy?

Side by side from the public FDDs — no franchisor spin.

	Papa John's	Pizza Ranch
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$281,485	$2,305,500
Total fees	11%	5.75%
Outlets	3,294	219
Lawsuits	3	0

Papa John's: what their numbers say

Sales data for 2,837 standard restaurants (2025): median $1.07M system-wide, average $1.12M. Top 25% averaged $1.64M. No Non-Traditional/Small-Town data provided.

Pizza Ranch: what their numbers say

Discloses gross sales by population tier, total system sales growth, and EBITDAR for 94 FunZone restaurants (avg $410K). Omits owner net income after debt service, depreciation, and owner compensation; no non-FunZone P&L shown.

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