Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Taco Maker | Evos | |
| Investment | 221000 - 400000 | 349900 - 449900 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3.5-5.5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1978 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1978 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Taco Maker | Evos | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| The Taco Maker | Evos | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Taco Maker | Evos | |
| Training | Available at headquarters: 4-6 weeks | |
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Honest Support - we have one goal in common, and you're a part of it. We care about your success because your success means progress for our values. And of course more people eating better. We support you and guide you through every aspect of running your business, and most importantly to be the most ethical and admired business in your community. We don't treat you like a number, but as a living extension of ourselves. |
| 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) | Operational Simplicity - we like working smart, not hard. EVOS is the 'Original' healthier fast food restaurant. Yup, we started this thing in 1994. We've been doing this for way over a decade, which means: our systems are the most efficient and the most effective to make your job as easy as possible while executing under 3 minute ticket times; our marketing strategy has been tested, tried, and true, to bring in guests and retain them; our management tools and technology make developing, maintaining, and motivating a great team simpler and easier; and our proven recipes have been carefully developed, and tested, to make any skeptics mouth water and brain erase the myth that healthier doesn't taste better. |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Taco Maker | Evos | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Philippines, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Evos | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Evos | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | 5% |
| Evos | 3.5-5.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Evos | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Taco Maker | 1978 |
| Evos | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Taco Maker | 1978 |
| Evos | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Taco Maker | 15 years |
| Evos | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | $5K |
| Evos | $7,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Taco Maker | Industry experience General business experience |
| Evos | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Taco Maker | No |
| Evos | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Evos | |
| Equipment | |
| The Taco Maker} | |
| Evos | |
| Inventory | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Evos | |
| Receivables | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Evos | |
| Payroll | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Evos | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Evos | Available at headquarters: 4-6 weeks |
| Support | |
| The Taco Maker | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Evos | Honest Support - we have one goal in common, and you're a part of it. We care about your success because your success means progress for our values. And of course more people eating better. We support you and guide you through every aspect of running your business, and most importantly to be the most ethical and admired business in your community. We don't treat you like a number, but as a living extension of ourselves. |
| Marketing | |
| The Taco Maker | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Evos | |
| 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) |
| Evos | Operational Simplicity - we like working smart, not hard. EVOS is the 'Original' healthier fast food restaurant. Yup, we started this thing in 1994. We've been doing this for way over a decade, which means: our systems are the most efficient and the most effective to make your job as easy as possible while executing under 3 minute ticket times; our marketing strategy has been tested, tried, and true, to bring in guests and retain them; our management tools and technology make developing, maintaining, and motivating a great team simpler and easier; and our proven recipes have been carefully developed, and tested, to make any skeptics mouth water and brain erase the myth that healthier doesn't taste better. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Evos | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Evos | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | Canada, Philippines, Western Europe, |
| Evos | |