Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 160350 - 487000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| 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 | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| 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, | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| 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) |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
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, |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |