Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cosi Inc | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 762600 - 899800 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cosi Inc | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Cosi Inc | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cosi Inc | Western Sizzlin | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 40 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Cosi Inc | Western Sizzlin | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming | Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cosi Inc | 5% |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cosi Inc | 2% |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cosi Inc | 10 years |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
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| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 40 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Cosi Inc | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Western Sizzlin | Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Western Sizzlin | |