Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Wimpys Diner | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 250000 - 500000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Wimpys Diner | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Wimpys Diner | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Wimpys Diner | |
| 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 | Wimpys Diner | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Wimpys Diner | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Wimpys Diner | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Wimpys Diner | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Wimpys Diner | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Wimpys Diner | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| 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) |
| Wimpys Diner | |
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, |
| Wimpys Diner | 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 |
| Wimpys Diner | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Wimpys Diner | |