Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Steaks To Go | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 110000 - 150000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | $250/wk. or 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Steaks To Go | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Steaks To Go | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Steaks To Go | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| 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) | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Western Sizzlin | Steaks To Go | |
| 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 | Canada, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Steaks To Go | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Steaks To Go | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Steaks To Go | $250/wk. or 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Steaks To Go | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Steaks To Go | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Steaks To Go | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Steaks To Go | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Steaks To Go | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Steaks To Go | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Steaks To Go | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Steaks To Go | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Steaks To Go | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Steaks To Go | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Steaks To Go | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Steaks To Go | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Steaks To Go | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Steaks To Go | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Steaks To Go | |
| 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) |
| Steaks To Go | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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, |
| Steaks To Go | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Steaks To Go | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Steaks To Go | Canada, Western Europe, |