Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Taechang Family | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Taechang Family | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Taechang Family | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Taechang Family | |
| 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 | Taechang Family | |
| 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 | |
| Taechang Family | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Taechang Family | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Taechang Family | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Taechang Family | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Taechang Family | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Taechang Family | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Taechang Family | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Taechang Family | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Taechang Family | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Taechang Family | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Taechang Family | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Taechang Family | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Taechang Family | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Taechang Family | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Taechang Family | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Taechang Family | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Taechang Family | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Taechang Family | |
| 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) |
| Taechang Family | |
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, |
| Taechang Family | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Taechang Family | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Taechang Family | |