Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Ruby Tuesday | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 1559650 - 3877400 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 4% of gross sales |
| Advertising Fee | 1.5% of gross sales | |
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1997 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Ruby Tuesday | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Ruby Tuesday | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Ruby Tuesday | |
| 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 | Ruby Tuesday | |
| 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 | |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Ruby Tuesday | 4% of gross sales |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Ruby Tuesday | 1.5% of gross sales |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Ruby Tuesday | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Ruby Tuesday | 1997 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Ruby Tuesday | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
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| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
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| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
| 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) |
| Ruby Tuesday | |
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, |
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| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Ruby Tuesday | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Ruby Tuesday | |