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.
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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
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Del Taco Inc.
25521 Commercentre Dr.
Lake Forest,
CA
92630
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Phone: (949)462-7319
Fax: (949)462-7311
Website: Visit Website
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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
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Expansion Plans
United States: California, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
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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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