Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Dreamland BBQ | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 750000 - 999999 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.25% | |
| 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 | Dreamland BBQ | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Dreamland BBQ | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Dreamland 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 | Dreamland 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 | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Dreamland BBQ | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Dreamland BBQ | 0.25% |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Dreamland BBQ | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Dreamland BBQ | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Dreamland BBQ | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Dreamland 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) |
| Dreamland 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, |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |