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Brand
Black Bear Diner logoATop Quintile
Black Bear Diner
Full-Service Restaurants
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Wahlburgers logoFBottom Quintile
Wahlburgers
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$1.5M – $2.3M
$1.1M – $2.8M
Liquid capital
$100K – $150K
$50K – $100K
Franchise fee
$55K
$60K
Royalty rate
4.5%
8.0%
Ad fund rate
1.0%
0.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$2.8M
N/A
Median gross sales
$2.7M
N/A
Avg owner earnings
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$361K
N/A
Earnings metric
EBITDA
Not classified
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
FBottom Quintile
Risk score
12 / 100
100 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
N/A
SBA loans on record
29
N/A
Scale
Total units
162
25
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
1.2%
N/A
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
20
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
350
84
Contacts
Franchisee phones
84
94

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