Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Rib City Grill | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 354500 - 825500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% marketing | |
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Rib City Grill | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Rib City Grill | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Rib City Grill | |
| 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 | Rib City Grill | |
| 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 | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Rib City Grill | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Rib City Grill | 1% marketing |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Rib City Grill | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Rib City Grill | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Rib City Grill | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Rib City Grill | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Rib City Grill | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Rib City Grill | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Rib City Grill | |
| 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) |
| Rib City Grill | |
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, |
| Rib City Grill | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Rib City Grill | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Rib City Grill | |