Qdoba Mexican Grill

Founded: 1995 Franchising since: 1997

4865 Ward Rd., #500 Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033

Phone: (720)898-2300

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 50 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	345	0	0	146
2008	334	0	0	135
2007	320	0	0	93
2006	263	0	0	70
2005	183	0	0	70

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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 5-20 unit territories

Total investment: $454K-738K Franchise fee: $30K

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

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $2M
Cash liquidity requirement: $500K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Real estate

Operations

• 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 4 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• Local store marketing

Franchise 500® rank:
#94 (2009); #94 (2008); #87 (2007); #97 (2006); #130 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#76 (2009); #66 (2008); #68 (2007); #60 (2006); #91 (2005);