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Brand
Carousel’s logoDBelow Average
Carousel’s
Full-Service Restaurants
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City Brew Tours logoATop Quintile
City Brew Tours
Full-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$76K – $100K
$76K – $100K
Liquid capital
$12K – $18K
$10K – $10K
Franchise fee
$35K
$38K
Royalty rate
7.0%
5.5%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
1.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
$160K
Median gross sales
N/A
$133K
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
DBelow Average
ATop Quintile
Risk score
74 / 100
44 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
N/A
SBA loans on record
N/A
2
Scale
Total units
9
16
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
6.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
7
Renewal term (years)
10
7
Initial training (hrs)
76
80
Contacts
Franchisee phones
4
17

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