Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 198000 - 3035000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Branding Iron 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 | Branding Iron 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 | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Branding Iron BBQ | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Branding Iron BBQ | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Branding Iron BBQ | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Branding Iron 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) |
| Branding Iron 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, |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Branding Iron BBQ | |