BEARD PAPA'S vs DIRTY DOUGH COOKIES
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
-10.0% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
5 → 69 units (2021–2024)
Too little history
Exit quality
Too little history
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Too little history
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$45,000
Franchise fee
$35,000
$201K–$477K
Investment range
$154K–$510K
5%
Royalty
6%
Not disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed
BEARD PAPA'S
DIRTY DOUGH COOKIES
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