Salty Dawg Pet Salon Salty Dawg aka Salty Dawg Pet Salon vs La Pino'z Pizza

La Pino’z Pizza doesn’t have a single unit open, which means there’s no one to sell to, no baseline revenue to justify software spend, and no reference point for a franchisee’s willingness to pay. The zero unit count makes it a theoretical opportunity at best—you’d be waiting on unproven franchise sales to materialize while carrying zero pipeline today.

Salty Dawg Pet Salon wins on terrain and budget immediately. The approved‑supplier procurement model lets us target franchisees directly without a gatekeeper, and the $324k AUV signals enough operating cash to afford POS, scheduling, and back‑office tools. Those two existing units give us a live prospect list, and landing even one creates a beachhead to capture locations as the brand adds units. The meaningful tradeoff is TAM breadth—two units is tiny—but that’s a future growth bet you can ride while actually closing deals now.

Verdict: Salty Dawg Pet Salon is the stronger opportunity because real, reachable units with open procurement and known revenue beat a zero‑unit concept every time.