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BOJANGLES' vs Jollibee

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.

BOJANGLES'
Proven & steady
Jollibee
Too new to judge
Verdict
Units · latest run
+12.2% (2021–2025)
Net unit change
+29.1% (2021–2023)
Strong
Exit quality
Too little history
Weak
Transfer / churn
Too little history
0.7× expected (4 of 50)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
No SBA loans
—
Distress
—
$35,000
Franchise fee
$40,000
$2.9M–$4.0M
Investment range
$1.3M–$3.7M
4%
Royalty
5%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed

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