Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Pantry | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 450000 - 600000 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 1977 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Pantry | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| The Pantry | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Pantry | 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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| The Pantry | 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 | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Pantry | 1975 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Pantry | 1977 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| The Pantry} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| The Pantry | |
| 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 | |
| The Pantry | |
| 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 | |
| The Pantry | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| The Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |