La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill
Fresh Mexican grillBackground
Founded: 1979 Franchising since: 1989
Howdy Kabrins founded La Salsa, a chain of fresh-Mex restaurants, in Los Angeles in 1979. La Salsa restaurants are located in malls, strip centers and Las Vegas casinos. There are also freestanding La Salsa locations with drive-thrus. Each restaurant sells items such as burritos and tacos made with chicken, steak, shrimp and Mahi Mahi.
Franchise Growth
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 25,000 population, heavy pedestrian traffic
Howdy Kabrins founded La Salsa, a chain of fresh-Mex restaurants, in Los Angeles in 1979. La Salsa restaurants are located in malls, strip centers and Las Vegas casinos. There are also freestanding La Salsa locations with drive-thrus. Each restaurant sells items such as burritos and tacos made with chicken, steak, shrimp and Mahi Mahi.
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5900A Katella Ave., #125 Cypress, California 90630 |
Phone: (805)495-4704 |
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2008 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 2007 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2005 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 25,000 population, heavy pedestrian traffic
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $400K-1M Franchise fee: $50K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable |
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
Net worth requirement: $400K/store
Cash liquidity requirement: $125K/store
Business Experience:
- Industry experience
Operations
- 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
- 6 weeks management training & at grand opening
Ongoing Support
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Support
- Co-op advertising
- Ad slicks