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Brand
Cicis Pizza logoFBottom Quintile
Cicis Pizza
Full-Service Restaurants
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Milkshake Factory logoATop Quintile
Milkshake Factory
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$242K – $1.0M
$510K – $773K
Liquid capital
$10K – $45K
$15K – $40K
Franchise fee
$30K
$60K
Royalty rate
5.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
5.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.4M
$716K
Median gross sales
$1.4M
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
$159K
$135K
Earnings metric
Controllable Profit
P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating
FBottom Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
97 / 100
48 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
24.1%
N/A
SBA loans on record
438
6
Scale
Total units
270
14
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
3.3%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
300
101
Contacts
Franchisee phones
100
25

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