Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 75000 - 250000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| 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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| Western Sizzlin | Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| 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 | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| 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) |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
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, |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Bad Bob's BBQ | |