Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Red Hot & Blue | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 380700 - 1000000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Red Hot & Blue | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Red Hot & Blue | |
| 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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| Western Sizzlin | Red Hot & Blue | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) | 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Western Sizzlin | Red Hot & Blue | |
| 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 | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Red Hot & Blue | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Red Hot & Blue | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Industry experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Red Hot & Blue | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Red Hot & Blue | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Red Hot & Blue | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| 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) |
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, |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |