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Pizza Ranch vs Donatos Pizza — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Pizza Ranch	Donatos Pizza
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$2,305,500	$541,818
Total fees	5.75%	5%
Outlets	219	176
Lawsuits	0	1

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.

Donatos Pizza: what their numbers say

Discloses avg franchisee Net Sales (~$1.04M) and EBITDA% by sales tier. Lowest tier averages -0.5% EBITDA. Excludes owner compensation, depreciation, debt service, and 14 of 125 franchisees. Columbus market bias noted.

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