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Brand
Wings Etc. logoATop Quintile
Wings Etc.
Full-Service Restaurants
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First Watch logoATop Quintile
First Watch
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$369K – $2.9M
$1.2M – $2.0M
Liquid capital
$45K – $500K
$30K – $100K
Franchise fee
$25K
$40K
Royalty rate
5.0%
4.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
1.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.6M
N/A
Median gross sales
$1.5M
N/A
Avg owner earnings
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$220K
N/A
Earnings metric
P&L Bottom Line
Not classified
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
29 / 100
33 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
12.2%
0.0%
SBA loans on record
53
12
Scale
Total units
80
474
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
1.3%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
11
10
Renewal term (years)
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
316
475
Contacts
Franchisee phones
61
100

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