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Brand
Culver's logoATop Quintile
Culver's
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Mr. Gatti’s FEC logoATop Quintile
Mr. Gatti’s FEC
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Panera Bread logoATop Quintile
Panera Bread
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$2.8M – $6.9M
$2.1M – $3.8M
$1.3M – $4.7M
Liquid capital
$50K – $100K
$50K – $390K
$67K – $352K
Franchise fee
$55K
$50K
$35K
Royalty rate
4.0%
5.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
2.5%
2.0%
3.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$3.5M
$2.6M
$2.7M
Median gross sales
$3.4M
$2.6M
$2.9M
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
$457K
N/A
$492K
Earnings metric
Operating Income
Not classified
EBITDA
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
ATop Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
30 / 100
5 / 100
21 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
N/A
0.0%
SBA loans on record
114
24
1
Scale
Total units
944
89
2,206
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.1%
3.4%
1.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
15
10
20
Renewal term (years)
10
10
20
Initial training (hrs)
644
344
520
Contacts
Franchisee phones
936
80
75

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