Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Virginia Barbeque | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 81500 - 221500 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2000 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Virginia Barbeque | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Virginia Barbeque | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Virginia Barbeque | Western Sizzlin | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 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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| Virginia Barbeque | Western Sizzlin | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | 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 | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Virginia Barbeque | 6% |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Virginia Barbeque | 2000 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Virginia Barbeque | 2004 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Virginia Barbeque | 10 years |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Virginia Barbeque | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Virginia Barbeque | Yes |
| Western Sizzlin | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Virginia Barbeque} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Virginia Barbeque | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Virginia Barbeque | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Virginia Barbeque | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 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 | |
| Virginia Barbeque | North East, South East, |
| 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 | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Western Sizzlin | |