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Brand
Honest logoATop Quintile
Honest
Full-Service Restaurants
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Melting Pot® logoFBottom Quintile
Melting Pot®
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$1.9M – $2.7M
$1.6M – $2.7M
Liquid capital
$265K – $385K
$65K – $125K
Franchise fee
$25K
$45K
Royalty rate
5.5%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
3.0%
2.2%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
$2.2M
Median gross sales
N/A
$1.9M
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
FBottom Quintile
Risk score
44 / 100
100 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
29.3%
SBA loans on record
4
75
Scale
Total units
40
89
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
5.0%
3.4%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
5
10
Initial training (hrs)
93
223
Contacts
Franchisee phones
49
100

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