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Brand
Straw Hat Pizza logoCAverage
Straw Hat Pizza
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Hardee's logoBAbove Average
Hardee's
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$166K – $1.7M
$688K – $1.1M
Liquid capital
$5K – $50K
$160K – $250K
Franchise fee
$20K
$25K
Royalty rate
N/A
4.0%
Ad fund rate
1.0%
5.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$496K
$1.5M
Median gross sales
$456K
$1.4M
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
CAverage
BAbove Average
Risk score
68 / 100
61 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
33.3%
16.7%
SBA loans on record
20
6
Scale
Total units
27
1,571
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
3.7%
1.2%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
20
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
180
338
Contacts
Franchisee phones
10
100

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