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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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Qdoba Mexican Eats logoATop Quintile
Qdoba Mexican Eats
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$166K – $1.7M
$688K – $1.1M
$546K – $1.3M
Liquid capital
$5K – $50K
$160K – $250K
$25K – $150K
Franchise fee
$20K
$25K
$40K
Royalty rate
N/A
4.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
1.0%
5.5%
2.8%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$496K
$1.5M
$1.6M
Median gross sales
$456K
$1.4M
$1.5M
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
$403K
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
EBITDA
Risk
Rating
CAverage
BAbove Average
ATop Quintile
Risk score
68 / 100
61 / 100
9 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
33.3%
16.7%
N/A
SBA loans on record
20
6
31
Scale
Total units
27
1,571
777
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
3.7%
1.2%
1.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
20
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
180
338
279
Contacts
Franchisee phones
10
100
526

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