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Brand
MELTwich logoCAverage
MELTwich
Full-Service Restaurants
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Chicken Salad Chick logoCAverage
Chicken Salad Chick
Full-Service Restaurants
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Sonny’s BBQ logoBAbove Average
Sonny’s BBQ
Full-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$264K – $1.6M
$777K – $1.0M
$718K – $1.1M
Liquid capital
$10K – $30K
$20K – $30K
$41K – $87K
Franchise fee
$30K
$50K
$35K
Royalty rate
6.0%
5.0%
4.5%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
$1.5M
$3.2M
Median gross sales
N/A
$1.5M
$3.1M
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
$188K
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Net Income
Not classified
Risk
Rating
CAverage
CAverage
BAbove Average
Risk score
65 / 100
68 / 100
54 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
38.5%
N/A
SBA loans on record
2
58
4
Scale
Total units
0
288
91
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
N/A
0.7%
3.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
20
Renewal term (years)
10
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
69
75
535
Contacts
Franchisee phones
19
100
97

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