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Brand	CAverage MELTwich Full-Service Restaurants Remove	BAbove Average Board & Brew Full-Service Restaurants Remove	BAbove Average Sonny’s BBQ Full-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$264K – $1.6M	$697K – $1.1M	$718K – $1.1M
Liquid capital	$10K – $30K	$45K – $45K	$41K – $87K
Franchise fee	$30K	$35K	$35K
Royalty rate	6.0%	5.0%	4.5%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	1.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	$3.2M
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	$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	CAverage	BAbove Average	BAbove Average
Risk score	65 / 100	58 / 100	54 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	2	14	4
Scale
Total units	0	31	91
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	N/A	0.0%	3.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	20
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	69	144	535
Contacts
Franchisee phones	19	23	97