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Pet Supplies Plus vs Taco Bell — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Pet Supplies Plus	Taco Bell
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$520,250	$934,750
Total fees	6.5%	9.75%
Outlets	729	7,998
Lawsuits	5	0

Pet Supplies Plus: what their numbers say

Discloses gross sales, gross margin %, rent, and labor for 385 of 502 stores. Excludes 57 non-reporters, 8 closures, 6 reacquisitions, 23 transfers. No net owner income, profit, or owner salary data provided.

Taco Bell: what their numbers say

Bell Point, Kalibrate, SiteZeus forecast tools for free-standing drive-thru units only. 59-65% accuracy within 20%. Explicit disclaimer: no guaranteed performance; ±20% margin of error; 35% of projections exceed 20% variance. Cherry-picking: limited historical validation; excludes multi-brand, inline, licensed units.

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