Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| White Hen Pantry | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 52400 - 225200 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1965 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| White Hen Pantry | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| White Hen Pantry | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| White Hen Pantry | Western Sizzlin | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 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. | 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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| White Hen Pantry | Western Sizzlin | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, | 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 | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| White Hen Pantry | Yes |
| Western Sizzlin | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| White Hen Pantry} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| 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. |
| 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 | |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| 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 | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Western Sizzlin | |