Pepe's Mexican Restaurants

Founded: 1967 Franchising since: 1967
Pepe's concept began in 1954 as a taqueria in Chicago. Pepe's Incorporated has been franchising Pepe's Mexican Restaurants since 1967. Pepe's prepares and serves a full menu of Mexican food items for dining-in or carryout. It also operates a 57,000 square foot U.S. commissary where it produces food products for its franchised restaurants and its branded product program. The branded product program sells food products to schools, factories, and office cafeterias, as well as the U.S. Military for use at military bases in the United States and abroad.

1325 W. 15th St. Chicago, IL 60608

Phone: (312)733-2500

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 12 employee(s); 12 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	50	0	0	0
2008	--	--	--	--
2007	50	0	0	0
2006	50	0	0	0
2005	48	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Illinois, Indiana, United states

Exclusive territories available.

Special Programs
PepeÂ’s is actively involved in donating food products to various charitable organizations in the Chicagoland area. It also collects toys for disadvantaged youth and donates them to local charities.

Total investment: $145.1K-316K Franchise fee: $15K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available

	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

Qualifications
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 2 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#482 (2007);