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Wetzel's Pretzels vs Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Wetzel's Pretzels	Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
Disclosure honesty	B	B
Investment from	$188,500	$698,000
Total fees	8%	7%
Outlets	458	94
Lawsuits	1	0

Wetzel's Pretzels: what their numbers say

Discloses average/median/high/low Adjusted Gross Revenue by location type and P&L data for regional/outlet mall stores showing avg net operating income ~$190K. Excludes new stores, affiliate units, incomplete reporters; no owner salary deducted from labor.

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams: what their numbers say

85 corporate-owned shops, 2025 fiscal year. Quartile-based net profit data. Top 25% averaged $332,780 profit; bottom 25% averaged -$75,139 loss. No franchisee data available.

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