Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Palapas Restaurants | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 750000 - 2000000 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 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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| Palapas Restaurants | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Palapas Restaurants | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Palapas Restaurants | 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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| Palapas Restaurants | 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Palapas Restaurants | 5% |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Palapas Restaurants | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Palapas Restaurants | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Palapas Restaurants} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| 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 | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| 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 | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |