Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Taco Maker | Jerry's Curb Service | |
| Investment | 221000 - 400000 | 959000 - 1600000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1978 | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | 1978 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Taco Maker | Jerry's Curb Service | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| The Taco Maker | Jerry's Curb Service | |
| 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 | Jerry's Curb Service | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 30 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Taco Maker | Jerry's Curb Service | |
| US Expansion | South, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Philippines, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | 5% |
| Jerry's Curb Service | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Taco Maker | 1978 |
| Jerry's Curb Service | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Taco Maker | 1978 |
| Jerry's Curb Service | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Taco Maker | 15 years |
| Jerry's Curb Service | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | $5K |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Taco Maker | Industry experience General business experience |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Taco Maker | No |
| Jerry's Curb Service | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
| Equipment | |
| The Taco Maker} | |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
| Inventory | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
| Receivables | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
| Payroll | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
| Support | |
| The Taco Maker | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Jerry's Curb Service | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| The Taco Maker | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Jerry's Curb Service | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Jerry's Curb Service | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 30 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Jerry's Curb Service | South, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | Canada, Philippines, Western Europe, |
| Jerry's Curb Service | |