Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 309800 - 687000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1962 | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| 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 | Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| 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, | Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | 0.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| 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) |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
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, |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Old Carolina Barbecue Co. | |