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Brand
Original Rainbow Cone logoBAbove Average
Original Rainbow Cone
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Dairy Queen logoATop Quintile
Dairy Queen
Quick-Service Restaurants
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El Pollo Loco logoATop Quintile
El Pollo Loco
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$205K – $3.2M
$623K – $2.8M
$794K – $2.7M
Liquid capital
$15K – $75K
$40K – $200K
$25K – $100K
Franchise fee
$40K
$25K
$40K
Royalty rate
6.0%
4.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
3.0%
5.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$846K
$1.6M
$2.2M
Median gross sales
N/A
$1.5M
$2.1M
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
BAbove Average
ATop Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
54 / 100
37 / 100
51 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
10.7%
6.5%
SBA loans on record
4
1,025
61
Scale
Total units
25
74
498
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
20
20
Renewal term (years)
5
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
135
277
N/A
Contacts
Franchisee phones
6
277
100

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