Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Wimpys Diner | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 250000 - 500000 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Wimpys Diner | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Wimpys Diner | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Wimpys Diner | Western Sizzlin | |
| 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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| Wimpys Diner | Western Sizzlin | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Wimpys Diner | 4% |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Wimpys Diner | 2% |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Wimpys Diner | 1988 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Wimpys Diner | 1992 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Wimpys Diner} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| 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 | |
| Wimpys Diner | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| 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 | |
| Wimpys Diner | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Wimpys Diner | |
| Western Sizzlin | |