Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 2995000 - 4910000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| 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 | Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Hard Rock Cafe | |
| 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 | Hard Rock Cafe | |
| 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Hard Rock Cafe | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Hard Rock Cafe | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Hard Rock Cafe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| 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) |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
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, |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Hard Rock Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | |