Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Sizzler USA | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 933000 - 3057000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1958 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Sizzler USA | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Sizzler USA | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Sizzler USA | |
| 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 | Sizzler USA | |
| 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 | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Sizzler USA | 1958 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Sizzler USA | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Sizzler USA | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Sizzler USA | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Sizzler USA | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Sizzler USA | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Sizzler USA | |
| 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) |
| Sizzler USA | |
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, |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Sizzler USA | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Sizzler USA | |