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Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

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Brand	BAbove average MARUFUKU RAMEN Full-Service Restaurants 2025 FDD Remove	BAbove average The Casual Pint Full-Service Restaurants 2025 FDD Remove
Vitals
FDD filing	2025 FDD	FDD issued Apr 30, 2025
Investment range	$1.1M – $1.6M	$915K – $1.7M
Liquid capital	$30K – $40K	$21K – $56K
Franchise fee	$50K	$40K
Royalty rate	5.0%	5.0%
Ad fund rate	1.0%	1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$3.0M	$716KNet sales
Median gross sales	$2.9M	$552K
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	Not extracted	Not extracted
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	BAbove average
Verdict score	68 / 100	50 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	Under 10 loans (1)	9.1% (n=14)
SBA loans on record	1	14
Scale
Total units	9	18
Net change (latest yr)	0	0
Signed, not yet open	0 (0.00 per open outlet)	7 (0.39 per open outlet)
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10
Renewal term (years)	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	240	154
Contacts
Franchisee phones	3	25

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