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Brand
Nathan's Famous logoFBottom Quintile
Nathan's Famous
Full-Service Restaurants
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Chaps Pit Beef logoFBottom Quintile
Chaps Pit Beef
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$82K – $2.1M
$335K – $1.8M
Liquid capital
$10K – $25K
$135K – $164K
Franchise fee
$30K
$30K
Royalty rate
5.5%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
2.5%
1.0%
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
FBottom Quintile
FBottom Quintile
Risk score
88 / 100
100 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
30.0%
0.0%
SBA loans on record
20
4
Scale
Total units
75
6
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
6.7%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
5
5
Initial training (hrs)
49
228
Contacts
Franchisee phones
80
16

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