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Del Taco Franchise

Quick-service Mexican restaurant

Ed Hackbarth opened the first Del Taco restaurant in Barstow, California, in 1964. A few months later, he added a second restaurant with a drive-thru window in Corona, California. Locations eventually spread across California and many parts of the United States.

Del Taco restaurants offer items including a value menu of tacos, burritos and nachos priced under $1, a Macho menu of large burritos, nachos and drinks, and an American menu featuring hamburgers, French Fries and shakes.

Please Note: The operators of Del Taco, may not have verified the accuracy of the franchise information contained within this website. For accurate up-to-date information, customers are strongly recommended to visit the official Del Taco website.

Start-up Costs & Franchise Fees

How much does it cost to open a Del Taco franchise?

Total Investment: $1,300,000
Initial Franchise Fee: $50,000
Royalty Fee: 5%
Advertising Fee:
Term of Agreement: 20 years
Renewal Fee: $25K

How to contact Del Taco

Del Taco Inc.
25521 Commercentre Dr.
Lake Forest, CA
92630

Phone: (949)462-7319
Fax: (949)462-7311

Website: Visit Website

Del Taco News

Sagittarius Brands, Parent Company For Captain D's Seafood, Finalizes Purchase Of Del Taco; Names Ron Petty President Of Development
Sagittarius Brands, the Nashville-based parent company for Captain's D's Seafood, a pioneer in quick service casual seafood dining, completed the purchase of Del Taco, the country's second largest Mexican food chain with headquarters in Lake Forest, CA, and announced that franchise veter... more

Del Taco Signs Palisades Media Group For Media Planning/buying
Del Taco, Inc. and Palisades Media Group have reached an agreement for Palisades to oversee the company's media buying and planning for the majority of Del Taco's major markets. "Palisades Media Group was awarded the Del Taco business after extensive research for a high-level, perform... more

Del Taco Expects To Reel In Customers With Crispy Fish Burrito
On the tail of its successful Crispy Fish Taco, Del Taco expects to reel in more customers with its new Crispy Fish Burrito that makes its debut March 1. With two crispy fish fillets, a new ancho chili sauce, crunchy cabbage, freshly made salsa all wrapped up in a warm flour tortilla and a lime ... more

Sagittarius Brands, Parent Company For Captain D's Seafood, Signs Agreement To Purchase Del Taco
Sagittarius Brands of Nashville has signed an agreement to purchase Del Taco, Inc. of Lake Forest, Ca. Del Taco is the nation's second largest Mexican quick-service chain. Sagittarius Brands is the Nashville-based parent company of Captain D's Seafood, a pioneer in quick-service casual seafo... more

Del Taco Selects Brainsaw As New Agency Of Record
Del Taco, the nation's No. 2 Mexican quick serve restaurant chain, today announced it has completed an agency review and selected Tustin, Calif.-based Brainsaw as its new advertising agency of record. Brainsaw will develop creative for television and radio commercials for the chain, which operat... more

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Franchise History

When did the first Del Taco open? 1964
When did Del Taco start franchising? 1967

Year U.S.A. Canada International Corporate
2005 179 0 0 262
2004 166 0 0 259
2003 159 0 0 258
2002 154 0 0 254
2001 133 0 0 249

Expansion Plans

United States: California, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming,

Financing Options

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

Training & Support

Support
Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations
Marketing
Ad slicks, Regional advertising

Business Operations

Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 50

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (35% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Qualifications & Business Experience

Business Experience:
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Listing Tags

    taco, fast food, mexican food, fast food restaraunts, burrito, restaurant, fast casual mexican, mexican

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    COMPANY INFORMATION
    Del Taco

    Del Taco Inc.
    25521 Commercentre Dr.
    Lake Forest, CA
    92630

    Phone: (949)462-7319
    Fax: (949)462-7311

    Website: Visit Website

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