Western Sizzlin

Founded: 1962 Franchising since: 1965

P.O. Box 12167 Roanoke, Virginia 24023-2167

Phone: (540)345-3195

Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 22 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	99	0	0	5
2008	110	0	0	5
2007	116	0	0	6
2006	127	0	0	5
2005	144	0	0	6

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. 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, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $1.1M-4.5M Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 3% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $1M
Cash liquidity requirement: $300K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills

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)

Training

• At training centers : 6 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• Quarterly promotions

Franchise 500® rank:
#421 (2009); #472 (2008); #442 (2007); #453 (2006); #448 (2005);