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Papa Murphy's vs Blaze Pizza — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Papa Murphy's	Blaze Pizza
Disclosure honesty	D	D
Investment from	$450,330	$757,000
Total fees	7%	7%
Outlets	1,014	230
Lawsuits	3	1

Papa Murphy's: what their numbers say

Discloses net sales only (average ~$688K, median ~$618K) by region for 947 stores. No profit, owner income, or expense data disclosed. Omits failed/closed stores from averages, masking declining unit count trend.

Blaze Pizza: what their numbers say

Discloses 2025 gross sales only (average, top/bottom 20%) for 218 of 230 franchised restaurants; excludes 38 closures during 2025 and 8 non-traditional units; no profit, cost, or net income data provided.

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