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Brand
Noodles & Company logoATop Quintile
Noodles & Company
Full-Service Restaurants
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The Brass Tap logoATop Quintile
The Brass Tap
Full-Service Restaurants
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STALK & SPADE logoFBottom Quintile
STALK & SPADE
Full-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$669K – $1.4M
$793K – $1.3M
$767K – $1.3M
Liquid capital
$0 – $56K
$20K – $40K
$50K – $75K
Franchise fee
$35K
$25K
$65K
Royalty rate
5.0%
5.0%
7.0%
Ad fund rate
0.0%
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.3M
$1.4M
N/A
Median gross sales
$1.2M
$1.3M
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
$142K
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
EBITDA
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
ATop Quintile
FBottom Quintile
Risk score
30 / 100
51 / 100
79 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
6.1%
N/A
SBA loans on record
6
58
N/A
Scale
Total units
463
53
1
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
4.8%
7.5%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
20
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
5
10
Initial training (hrs)
517
231
108
Contacts
Franchisee phones
24
49
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