Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Taco Maker | Binghamton Hots | |
| Investment | 221000 - 400000 | 122850 - 213450 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1978 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1978 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Taco Maker | Binghamton Hots | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | Some familiarity with restaurant operations is helpful, but it s not required to be part of the Binghamton HOTS casual restaurant franchise program. We do look for people who will be dedicated to their restaurant operations, and who have solid business and people management experience. The ability to build a strong operations team and potentially open and operate multiple units are also important factors we evaluate. |
Financing Options |
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| The Taco Maker | Binghamton Hots | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| The Taco Maker | Binghamton Hots | |
| Training | Classroom (up to 16 hours) On-the-job (up to 60 hours) sessions | |
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | We will send a representative to assist you and your team on-site around the time of your Grand Opening. We will present you with a copy of our confidential operations manual to help you run your casual restaurant franchise properly on a day-to-day basis. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 35 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Taco Maker | Binghamton Hots | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Philippines, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Binghamton Hots | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Binghamton Hots | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | 5% |
| Binghamton Hots | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Binghamton Hots | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| The Taco Maker | 1978 |
| Binghamton Hots | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Taco Maker | 1978 |
| Binghamton Hots | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Taco Maker | 15 years |
| Binghamton Hots | 10 years +5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | $5K |
| Binghamton Hots | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Taco Maker | Industry experience General business experience |
| Binghamton Hots | Some familiarity with restaurant operations is helpful, but it s not required to be part of the Binghamton HOTS casual restaurant franchise program. We do look for people who will be dedicated to their restaurant operations, and who have solid business and people management experience. The ability to build a strong operations team and potentially open and operate multiple units are also important factors we evaluate. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Taco Maker | No |
| Binghamton Hots | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Binghamton Hots | |
| Equipment | |
| The Taco Maker} | |
| Binghamton Hots | |
| Inventory | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Binghamton Hots | |
| Receivables | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Binghamton Hots | |
| Payroll | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Binghamton Hots | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Binghamton Hots | Classroom (up to 16 hours) On-the-job (up to 60 hours) sessions |
| Support | |
| The Taco Maker | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Binghamton Hots | We will send a representative to assist you and your team on-site around the time of your Grand Opening. We will present you with a copy of our confidential operations manual to help you run your casual restaurant franchise properly on a day-to-day basis. |
| Marketing | |
| The Taco Maker | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Binghamton Hots | |
| Operations | |
| The Taco Maker | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 35 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Binghamton Hots | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Binghamton Hots | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Binghamton Hots | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | Canada, Philippines, Western Europe, |
| Binghamton Hots | |