Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Rib City Grill | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 354500 - 825500 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% marketing | |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Rib City Grill | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Rib City Grill | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Rib City Grill | 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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| Rib City Grill | 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 | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Rib City Grill | 4% |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Rib City Grill | 1% marketing |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Rib City Grill | 1989 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Rib City Grill | 2004 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
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| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| 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 | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| 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 | |
| Rib City Grill | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Western Sizzlin | |