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Brand
El Pollo Loco logoATop Quintile
El Pollo Loco
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Wendy's logoATop Quintile
Wendy's
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$794K – $2.7M
$410K – $3.1M
Liquid capital
$25K – $100K
$111K – $192K
Franchise fee
$40K
$50K
Royalty rate
5.0%
N/A
Ad fund rate
5.0%
N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales
$2.2M
$2.1M
Median gross sales
$2.1M
$2.0M
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
$426K
Earnings metric
Not classified
P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
51 / 100
21 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
6.5%
0.8%
SBA loans on record
61
200
Scale
Total units
498
7,397
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.2%
N/A
Contract
Initial term (years)
20
20
Renewal term (years)
10
20
Initial training (hrs)
N/A
540
Contacts
Franchisee phones
100
5,959

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