Mason's Famous Lobster Roll vs On the Hook Fish and Chips
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.
Mason's Famous Lobster Roll
Too little disclosed history
On the Hook Fish and Chips
Too new to judge
Verdict
Units · latest run
+21.4% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
6 → 10 units (2023–2025)
Too little history
Exit quality
Too little history
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Too little history
No SBA loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
No SBA loans
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Distress
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$35,000
Franchise fee
$50,000
$250K–$655K
Investment range
$359K–$1.1M
5%
Royalty
7%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
Mason's Famous Lobster Roll
On the Hook Fish and Chips
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