Taco Bueno

Founded: 1967 Franchising since: 2004

1605 LBJ Fwy., #800 Farmers Branch, Texas 75234

Phone: (972)417-4843 Franchisee Association Taco Bueno Franchise Association

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 50 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	5	0	0	145
2005	0	0	0	136

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: DMA's, ADI's, TV markets

Total investment: $1.1M Franchise fee: $25K-35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $1M/store
Cash liquidity requirement: $250K/store
Business Experience:

• Industry experience

Operations

• 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 40 - 40
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 6 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 3 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
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#485 (2007);