Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Outback Steakhouse | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 2489700 - 6065000 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3.50% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1987 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Outback Steakhouse | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Outback Steakhouse | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Outback Steakhouse | 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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| Outback Steakhouse | 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 | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Outback Steakhouse | 3.50% |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Outback Steakhouse | 1987 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Outback Steakhouse | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Outback Steakhouse} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| 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 | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| 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 | |
| Outback Steakhouse | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Western Sizzlin | |