Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Arthur Treacher's | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 145000 - 268000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1969 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1969 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Arthur Treacher's | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Arthur Treacher's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Arthur Treacher's | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) | Number of employees needed to run franchise unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Western Sizzlin | Arthur Treacher's | |
| 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 | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Arthur Treacher's | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Arthur Treacher's | 1969 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Arthur Treacher's | 1969 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Arthur Treacher's | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Arthur Treacher's | Current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Arthur Treacher's | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Arthur Treacher's | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Arthur Treacher's | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Arthur Treacher's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Arthur Treacher's | Number of employees needed to run franchise unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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, |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |