Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Golden Griddle | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 100000 - 450000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1964 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Golden Griddle | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Golden Griddle | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Golden Griddle | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Western Sizzlin | Golden Griddle | |
| 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 | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Golden Griddle | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Golden Griddle | 1964 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Golden Griddle | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Golden Griddle | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Golden Griddle | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Golden Griddle | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Golden Griddle | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Golden Griddle | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Golden Griddle | Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Golden Griddle | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Golden Griddle | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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, |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Golden Griddle | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Golden Griddle | |