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Brand
Mike’s Red Tacos logoATop Quintile
Mike’s Red Tacos
Full-Service Restaurants
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Fuddruckers logoFBottom Quintile
Fuddruckers
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$640K – $2.0M
$625K – $2.0M
Liquid capital
$16K – $48K
$50K – $100K
Franchise fee
$40K
$45K
Royalty rate
5.0%
5.5%
Ad fund rate
3.0%
4.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
N/A
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
ATop Quintile
FBottom Quintile
Risk score
39 / 100
100 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
31.4%
SBA loans on record
N/A
36
Scale
Total units
2
50
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
20
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
290
468
Contacts
Franchisee phones
13
71

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