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Brand
Melt Shop logoFBottom Quintile
Melt Shop
Full-Service Restaurants
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Cleavers Philadelphia logoATop Quintile
Cleavers Philadelphia
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$427K – $767K
$428K – $770K
Liquid capital
$9K – $23K
$20K – $40K
Franchise fee
$35K
$40K
Royalty rate
6.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
$4.8M
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
FBottom Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
100 / 100
32 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
N/A
SBA loans on record
129
N/A
Scale
Total units
13
1
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
248
90
Contacts
Franchisee phones
18
17

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