Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Swiss Chalet | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 1600000 - 1800000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 4% | |
| Year Founded | 1962 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Swiss Chalet | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Swiss Chalet | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Swiss Chalet | |
| 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 | Swiss Chalet | |
| 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 | |
| Swiss Chalet | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Swiss Chalet | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Swiss Chalet | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Swiss Chalet | 4% |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Swiss Chalet | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Swiss Chalet | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Swiss Chalet | 20 Years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Swiss Chalet | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Swiss Chalet | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Swiss Chalet | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Swiss Chalet | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Swiss Chalet | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Swiss Chalet | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Swiss Chalet | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Swiss Chalet | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Swiss Chalet | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Swiss Chalet | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Swiss Chalet | |
| 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) |
| Swiss Chalet | |
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, |
| Swiss Chalet | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Swiss Chalet | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Swiss Chalet | |