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Brand
Milkshake Factory logoATop Quintile
Milkshake Factory
Full-Service Restaurants
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Cicis Pizza logoFBottom Quintile
Cicis Pizza
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$510K – $773K
$242K – $1.0M
Liquid capital
$15K – $40K
$10K – $45K
Franchise fee
$60K
$30K
Royalty rate
6.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
5.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$716K
$1.4M
Median gross sales
N/A
$1.4M
Avg owner earnings
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$135K
$159K
Earnings metric
P&L Bottom Line
Controllable Profit
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
FBottom Quintile
Risk score
48 / 100
97 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
24.1%
SBA loans on record
6
438
Scale
Total units
14
270
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
3.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
101
300
Contacts
Franchisee phones
25
100

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