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Brand
Friendly’s logoATop Quintile
Friendly’s
Full-Service Restaurants
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Chicken Guy! logoATop Quintile
Chicken Guy!
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$1.1M – $2.7M
$765K – $3.0M
Liquid capital
$200K – $300K
$50K – $150K
Franchise fee
$30K
$50K
Royalty rate
6.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
2.5%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.6M
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
44 / 100
47 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
8.3%
0.0%
SBA loans on record
26
1
Scale
Total units
95
11
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
4.2%
27.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
199
126
Contacts
Franchisee phones
48
18

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