Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Outback Steakhouse | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 2489700 - 6065000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 3.50% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Outback Steakhouse | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Outback Steakhouse | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Outback Steakhouse | |
| 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 | Outback Steakhouse | |
| 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 | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Outback Steakhouse | 3.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Outback Steakhouse | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Outback Steakhouse | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Outback Steakhouse | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| 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) |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
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, |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Outback Steakhouse | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |