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Brand
Country Kitchen logoFBottom Quintile
Country Kitchen
Full-Service Restaurants
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Noodles & Company logoATop Quintile
Noodles & Company
Full-Service Restaurants
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The Brass Tap logoATop Quintile
The Brass Tap
Full-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$415K – $1.7M
$669K – $1.4M
$793K – $1.3M
Liquid capital
$50K – $150K
$0 – $56K
$20K – $40K
Franchise fee
$40K
$35K
$25K
Royalty rate
4.0%
5.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
1.0%
0.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
$1.3M
$1.4M
Median gross sales
N/A
$1.2M
$1.3M
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
$142K
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
EBITDA
Not classified
Risk
Rating
FBottom Quintile
ATop Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
99 / 100
30 / 100
51 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
15.8%
0.0%
6.1%
SBA loans on record
67
6
58
Scale
Total units
20
463
53
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
5.0%
4.8%
7.5%
Contract
Initial term (years)
20
20
10
Renewal term (years)
5
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
480
517
231
Contacts
Franchisee phones
24
24
49

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