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Brand
Melting Pot® logoFBottom Quintile
Melting Pot®
Full-Service Restaurants
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Anchor Bar logoATop Quintile
Anchor Bar
Full-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$1.6M – $2.7M
$1.2M – $3.0M
Liquid capital
$65K – $125K
$60K – $125K
Franchise fee
$45K
$60K
Royalty rate
5.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
2.2%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$2.2M
$2.4M
Median gross sales
$1.9M
$2.3M
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
8 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
29.3%
0.0%
SBA loans on record
75
14
Scale
Total units
89
17
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
3.4%
17.6%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
223
113
Contacts
Franchisee phones
100
25

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