Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sizzler USA | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 933000 - 3057000 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1958 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sizzler USA | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Sizzler USA | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Sizzler USA | Western Sizzlin | |
| 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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| Sizzler USA | Western Sizzlin | |
| 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 | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Sizzler USA | 1958 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sizzler USA | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Sizzler USA} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| 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, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sizzler USA | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Sizzler USA | |
| Western Sizzlin | |