Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ruth's Chris Steak House | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 2539500 - 5923500 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1965 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 1976 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ruth's Chris Steak House | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Ruth's Chris Steak House | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Ruth's Chris Steak House | 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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| Ruth's Chris Steak House | 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 | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | 5% |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | 2% |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | 1965 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | 1976 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| 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 | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| 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 | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | |
| Western Sizzlin | |