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$2,200,000
$3,100,000
22.0%
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Presets use midpoint Item 7 and Item 19 figures. Move any slider to fork your own model.

The model says

5.1 YRS

Store profit / yr$434,000
Cash-on-cash19.7%
This model — 5.1 YRS
QSR median — 5.2 YRS

Pre-debt, pre-tax, pre-surprises. Not investment advice — but close.

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Investment, AUV, royalty rates, and unit counts for 100+ chains, side by side. Straight from the FDDs.

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How much revenue keeps the lights on. Break-even revenue, daily transactions, and your safety margin.

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Item-level menu prices across major chains and markets. See who raised prices, where, and by how much.

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Staff a store role by role. Labor percentage, sales per labor hour, payroll tax, and overtime — modeled.

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FDD Fee Finder

Every Item 5 and Item 6 fee, extracted and comparable. Know the all-in cost before you sign anything.

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Cars per hour is revenue. Model service-time improvements against annual sales, one second at a time.

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