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According to this[1] Bloomberg article, failure rate is roughly 60%. Failure rate is defined as changing ownership within three years of founding.

Pretty low failure rate, compared to a startup.

[1] http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2007-04-16/the-restauran...



Funny that ownership change is usually considered a startup success.




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