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Brand	BAbove Average Mellow Mushroom Full-Service Restaurants Remove	FBottom Quintile Famous Dave’s Full-Service Restaurants Remove	FBottom Quintile TGI Fridays Full-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.3M – $4.8M	$71K – $6.1M	$1.4M – $4.5M
Liquid capital	$25K – $60K	$5K – $15K	$60K – $200K
Franchise fee	$50K	$45K	$50K
Royalty rate	5.0%	5.0%	4.0%
Ad fund rate	3.0%	1.0%	4.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$2.7M	$2.4M	$5.0M
Median gross sales	$2.6M	$2.5M	$3.1M
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	BAbove Average	FBottom Quintile	FBottom Quintile
Risk score	61 / 100	84 / 100	100 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	15.0%	11.1%	10.0%
SBA loans on record	142	15	10
Scale
Total units	161	116	120
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	2.5%	9.5%	37.2%
Contract
Initial term (years)	15	10	10
Renewal term (years)	5	10	5
Initial training (hrs)	267	355	462
Contacts
Franchisee phones	134	100	100