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Brand
Village Inn logoBAbove Average
Village Inn
Full-Service Restaurants
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Friendly’s logoATop Quintile
Friendly’s
Full-Service Restaurants
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Buffalo’s Cafe logoBAbove Average
Buffalo’s Cafe
Full-Service Restaurants
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Chicken Guy! logoATop Quintile
Chicken Guy!
Full-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$1.1M – $2.7M
$1.1M – $2.7M
$857K – $2.9M
$765K – $3.0M
Liquid capital
$50K – $100K
$200K – $300K
$30K – $60K
$50K – $150K
Franchise fee
$35K
$30K
$50K
$50K
Royalty rate
4.0%
6.0%
6.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
1.0%
2.5%
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.9M
$1.6M
$2.4M
N/A
Median gross sales
$1.8M
N/A
$2.4M
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
BAbove Average
ATop Quintile
BAbove Average
ATop Quintile
Risk score
61 / 100
44 / 100
59 / 100
47 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
10.5%
8.3%
N/A
0.0%
SBA loans on record
24
26
N/A
1
Scale
Total units
114
95
12
11
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
1.8%
4.2%
8.3%
27.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
15
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
495
199
501
126
Contacts
Franchisee phones
73
48
66
18

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