Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 373000 - 1817500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Cool Hand Luke's | |
| 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 | Cool Hand Luke'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 | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Cool Hand Luke's | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Cool Hand Luke's | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Cool Hand Luke's | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| 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) |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
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, |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cool Hand Luke's | |