Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Taco Maker | Burger 21 | |
| Investment | 221000 - 400000 | 448247 - 1175164 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% -3% | |
| Year Founded | 1978 | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | 1978 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Taco Maker | Burger 21 | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| The Taco Maker | Burger 21 | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Taco Maker | Burger 21 | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | *An online asset management tool offered to provide franchisees with access to system-wide marketing materials and the ability to customize these materials *Corporate and onsite training programs that are designed to help implement a standardized operating system *A Franchise Business Consultant (FBC) who is assigned to each franchisee to assist with business start-up and growth *Assistance from the FBC with financial analysis, operations evaluations, strategic planning and brainstorming of new ideas |
| 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 | Burger 21 | |
| 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 | |
| Burger 21 | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Burger 21 | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | 5% |
| Burger 21 | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Burger 21 | 1% -3% |
| Year Founded | |
| The Taco Maker | 1978 |
| Burger 21 | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Taco Maker | 1978 |
| Burger 21 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Taco Maker | 15 years |
| Burger 21 | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | $5K |
| Burger 21 | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Taco Maker | Industry experience General business experience |
| Burger 21 | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Taco Maker | No |
| Burger 21 | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Burger 21 | |
| Equipment | |
| The Taco Maker} | |
| Burger 21 | |
| Inventory | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Burger 21 | |
| Receivables | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Burger 21 | |
| Payroll | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Burger 21 | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Burger 21 | |
| Support | |
| The Taco Maker | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Burger 21 | *An online asset management tool offered to provide franchisees with access to system-wide marketing materials and the ability to customize these materials *Corporate and onsite training programs that are designed to help implement a standardized operating system *A Franchise Business Consultant (FBC) who is assigned to each franchisee to assist with business start-up and growth *Assistance from the FBC with financial analysis, operations evaluations, strategic planning and brainstorming of new ideas |
| Marketing | |
| The Taco Maker | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Burger 21 | |
| 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) |
| Burger 21 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Burger 21 | 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 | |
| Burger 21 | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | Canada, Philippines, Western Europe, |
| Burger 21 | |