Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | I Dream of Falafel | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 337811 - 470302 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1962 | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | I Dream of Falafel | |
| Experience | Prior experience in foodservice is a plus but not required to join the I Dream of Falafel system. We look for franchise owners who have solid staff management and customer service skills. We are also seeking franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their I Dream of Falafel businesses, unless they have an operating partner with a minimum equity in the business. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their I Dream of Falafel operations. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the franchise. | |
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | I Dream of Falafel | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | I Dream of Falafel | |
| Training | We will provide pre-opening franchisee training to up to three individuals for up to 28 days at our corporate support center, plus up to ten days of onsite assistance and training around the time of your restaurant's Grand Opening. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | We will provide pre-opening franchisee training to up to three individuals for up to 28 days at our corporate support center, plus up to ten days of onsite assistance and training around the time of your restaurant's Grand Opening. As a franchise owner, you will have access to all I Dream of Falafel trademarks, recipes and procedures. We'll also present you with a copy of our confidential operations manual to help you run your restaurant properly on a day-to-day basis. |
| 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 | I Dream of Falafel | |
| 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, | Illinois, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| I Dream of Falafel | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| I Dream of Falafel | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| I Dream of Falafel | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| I Dream of Falafel | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| I Dream of Falafel | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| I Dream of Falafel | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| I Dream of Falafel | 10 years +5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| I Dream of Falafel | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| I Dream of Falafel | Prior experience in foodservice is a plus but not required to join the I Dream of Falafel system. We look for franchise owners who have solid staff management and customer service skills. We are also seeking franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their I Dream of Falafel businesses, unless they have an operating partner with a minimum equity in the business. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their I Dream of Falafel operations. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the franchise. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| I Dream of Falafel | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| I Dream of Falafel | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| I Dream of Falafel | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| I Dream of Falafel | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| I Dream of Falafel | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| I Dream of Falafel | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| I Dream of Falafel | We will provide pre-opening franchisee training to up to three individuals for up to 28 days at our corporate support center, plus up to ten days of onsite assistance and training around the time of your restaurant's Grand Opening. |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| I Dream of Falafel | We will provide pre-opening franchisee training to up to three individuals for up to 28 days at our corporate support center, plus up to ten days of onsite assistance and training around the time of your restaurant's Grand Opening. As a franchise owner, you will have access to all I Dream of Falafel trademarks, recipes and procedures. We'll also present you with a copy of our confidential operations manual to help you run your restaurant properly on a day-to-day basis. |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| I Dream of Falafel | |
| 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) |
| I Dream of Falafel | |
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, |
| I Dream of Falafel | Illinois, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| I Dream of Falafel | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| I Dream of Falafel | |