Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hard Rock Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 2995000 - 4910000 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hard Rock Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Hard Rock Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Hard Rock Cafe | 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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| Hard Rock Cafe | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Hard Rock Cafe} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| 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 | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| 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 | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |