Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe vs Potbelly Sandwich Shop
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.
Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe
Too little disclosed history
Potbelly Sandwich Shop
Weaker disclosed record
Verdict
Units · latest run
+20.7% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
+10.6% (2023–2025)
Too little history
Exit quality
Weak
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Strong
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$35,000
Franchise fee
$40,000
$646K–$1.1M
Investment range
$629K–$999K
6%
Royalty
6%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe
Potbelly Sandwich Shop
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