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Brand
Chick-fil-A logoAExcellent
Chick-fil-A
Full-Service Restaurants
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Wendy's logoAExcellent
Wendy's
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$427K – $2.3M
$410K – $3.1M
Liquid capital
$391K – $2.1M
$111K – $192K
Franchise fee
$10K
$50K
Royalty rate
15.0%
N/A
Ad fund rate
0.0%
N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales
$9.3M
$2.1M
Median gross sales
$9.2M
$2.0M
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
$426K
Earnings metric
Not classified
P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating
AExcellent
AExcellent
Risk score
28 / 100
29 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
1.3%
SBA loans on record
2
99
Scale
Total units
2,684
7,397
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.2%
N/A
Contract
Initial term (years)
1
20
Renewal term (years)
1
20
Initial training (hrs)
200
540
Contacts
Franchisee phones
2,139
5,920

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