Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Crabby Joes | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 700000 - 850000 | 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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| Crabby Joes | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Crabby Joes | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Crabby Joes | 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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| Crabby Joes | Western Sizzlin | |
| US Expansion | 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 | Ontario | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Crabby Joes | 5% |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Crabby Joes | 2% |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Crabby Joes | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Crabby Joes | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Crabby Joes} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| 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 | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| 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 | |
| Crabby Joes | Ontario |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Crabby Joes | |
| Western Sizzlin | |