La Paletera Franchise Systems Inc.

Founded: 1997 Franchising since: 2003

3000 Weslayan, #108 Houston, Texas 77027

Phone: (713)621-6200

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 8 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	35	0	0	1
2006	40	0	0	0
2005	23	0	0	2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, United states

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 2-mile radius

Total investment: $94.5K-185.7K Franchise fee: $28K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $60K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 12
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 10 days
• At franchisee's location: 4 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising