Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 380700 - 1000000 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Western Sizzlin | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 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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| Red Hot & Blue | 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 5% |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1988 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1990 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 20 years |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Industry experience |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Red Hot & Blue | No |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Red Hot & Blue} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 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 | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| 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 | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Western Sizzlin | |