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HOCCO vs MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY

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.

HOCCO
Too new to judge
MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY
Proven & steady
Verdict
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Units · latest run
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Net unit change
-0.4% (2022–2024)
Too little history
Exit quality
Fair
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Fair
No SBA loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
1.4× expected (63 of 216)
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Distress
—
$30,000
Franchise fee
$25,000
$524K–$1.2M
Investment range
$355K–$477K
8%
Royalty
6%
Not disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed

HOCCO

MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY

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