Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 175000 - 500000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 4.5%-7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| 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 | Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Giorgio Restaurants | |
| 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 | Giorgio Restaurants | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Giorgio Restaurants | 4.5%-7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Giorgio Restaurants | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Giorgio Restaurants | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Giorgio Restaurants | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| 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) |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
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, |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Giorgio Restaurants | |