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Brand
FIVE GUYS® logoATop Quintile
FIVE GUYS®
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Tim Hortons logoATop Quintile
Tim Hortons
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$928K – $1.4M
$131K – $2.2M
Liquid capital
$20K – $25K
$25K – $42K
Franchise fee
$25K
$50K
Royalty rate
6.0%
4.5%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
4.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
monthly x12
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
22 / 100
48 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
0.0%
SBA loans on record
35
26
Scale
Total units
1,558
663
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.9%
0.8%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
20
Renewal term (years)
10
N/A
Initial training (hrs)
176
194
Contacts
Franchisee phones
100
100

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