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Brand	DBelow Average Krystal Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	ATop Quintile Wendy's Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.4M – $2.2M	$410K – $3.1M
Liquid capital	$50K – $100K	$111K – $192K
Franchise fee	$35K	$50K
Royalty rate	5.0%	N/A
Ad fund rate	4.5%	N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales	$982K	$2.1M
Median gross sales	$964K	$2.0M
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$113K	$426K
Earnings metric	Gross Margin	P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating	DBelow Average	ATop Quintile
Risk score	76 / 100	21 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	22.7%	0.8%
SBA loans on record	33	200
Scale
Total units	280	7,397
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	1.4%	N/A
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	20
Renewal term (years)	10	20
Initial training (hrs)	300	540
Contacts
Franchisee phones	41	5,959