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Brand
Candy Cloud logoATop Quintile
Candy Cloud
Full-Service Restaurants
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Taco Bell Express logoATop Quintile
Taco Bell Express
Full-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$389K – $749K
$287K – $856K
Liquid capital
$15K – $20K
$10K – $20K
Franchise fee
$40K
$23K
Royalty rate
6.0%
10.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
monthly label but treated as annual (conservative)
Not classified
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
29 / 100
26 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
6.1%
SBA loans on record
13
160
Scale
Total units
13
238
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
4.6%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
95
416
Contacts
Franchisee phones
18
36

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