Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Palapas Restaurants | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 750000 - 2000000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| 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 | Palapas Restaurants | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Palapas Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Palapas Restaurants | |
| 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 | Palapas Restaurants | |
| 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 | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Palapas Restaurants | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Palapas Restaurants | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Palapas Restaurants | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Palapas Restaurants | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| 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) |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
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, |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Palapas Restaurants | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Palapas Restaurants | |