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Brand
Fosters Freeze logoATop Quintile
Fosters Freeze
Full-Service Restaurants
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Melt Shop logoFBottom Quintile
Melt Shop
Full-Service Restaurants
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Paisano’s Pizza logoATop Quintile
Paisano’s Pizza
Full-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$178K – $1.0M
$427K – $767K
$378K – $799K
Liquid capital
$15K – $30K
$9K – $23K
$10K – $40K
Franchise fee
$45K
$35K
$40K
Royalty rate
4.0%
6.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.3M
N/A
$1.3M
Median gross sales
$1.3M
N/A
$1.3M
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
FBottom Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
29 / 100
100 / 100
14 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
N/A
N/A
SBA loans on record
9
129
4
Scale
Total units
61
13
36
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
3.3%
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
160
248
227
Contacts
Franchisee phones
67
18
32

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