DENNY'S vs HUDDLE HOUSE
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
-9.5% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
-10.2% (2021–2023)
Weak
Exit quality
Fair
Strong
Transfer / churn
Fair
0.5× expected (16 of 219)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
1.5× expected (28 of 111)
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Distress
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$30,000
Franchise fee
$35,000
$1.6M–$3.1M
Investment range
$552K–$1.4M
4.5%
Royalty
4.75%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
DENNY'S
HUDDLE HOUSE
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