Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | White Hen Pantry | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 52400 - 225200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1965 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | White Hen Pantry | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | White Hen Pantry | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | White Hen Pantry | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, 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) | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Western Sizzlin | White Hen Pantry | |
| 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, | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| White Hen Pantry | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| 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) |
| White Hen Pantry | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
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, |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| White Hen Pantry | |