Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Cosi Inc | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 762600 - 899800 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| 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 | Cosi Inc | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Cosi Inc | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Cosi Inc | |
| 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 | Cosi Inc | |
| 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, | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Cosi Inc | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cosi Inc | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Cosi Inc | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cosi Inc | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cosi Inc | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Cosi Inc | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cosi Inc | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Cosi Inc | |
| 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) |
| Cosi Inc | |
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, |
| Cosi Inc | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Cosi Inc | |