PANDA EXPRESS vs RAKKAN RAMEN
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
+8.0% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
9 → 12 units (2022–2025)
Strong
Exit quality
Too little history
Strong
Transfer / churn
Too little history
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
No SBA loans
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Distress
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$25,000
Franchise fee
$20,000
$515K–$3.3M
Investment range
$380K–$865K
8%
Royalty
5%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
PANDA EXPRESS
RAKKAN RAMEN
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