Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Taco Maker | UFood | |
| Investment | 221000 - 400000 | 415500 - 598500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1978 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1978 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Taco Maker | UFood | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | · Minimum liquid assets: $200,000 · Minimum net worth: $350,000 |
Financing Options |
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| The Taco Maker | UFood | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Taco Maker | UFood | |
| Training | UFood Grill offers all of our franchisees a comprehensive 5-week training program at the UFood Grill University. This program includes a mix of classroom, test kitchen, and live, hands-on store training for 3 people in your organization, one of whom must be your store manager. Our field training team will assist in the opening of each store. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Ongoing support |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media | UFood Grill offers its franchisees a number of turnkey opening and ongoing marketing programs that will bring customers in the door. In addition, UFood Grill provides materials and promotions that are available through our graphics standards manual and marketing promotions manual available online as well as in hard copy. UFood Grill also has a state-of-the-art loyalty program for franchisees to understand customer behavior and create tailored marketing programs. UFood Grill will also help franchisees track purchasing and analyze customer shopping data. |
| 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 | UFood | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Philippines, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| UFood | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| UFood | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | 5% |
| UFood | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| UFood | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| The Taco Maker | 1978 |
| UFood | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Taco Maker | 1978 |
| UFood | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Taco Maker | 15 years |
| UFood | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Taco Maker | $5K |
| UFood | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Taco Maker | Industry experience General business experience |
| UFood | · Minimum liquid assets: $200,000 · Minimum net worth: $350,000 |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Taco Maker | No |
| UFood | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| UFood | |
| Equipment | |
| The Taco Maker} | |
| UFood | |
| Inventory | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| UFood | |
| Receivables | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| UFood | |
| Payroll | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| UFood | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| UFood | UFood Grill offers all of our franchisees a comprehensive 5-week training program at the UFood Grill University. This program includes a mix of classroom, test kitchen, and live, hands-on store training for 3 people in your organization, one of whom must be your store manager. Our field training team will assist in the opening of each store. |
| Support | |
| The Taco Maker | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| UFood | Ongoing support |
| Marketing | |
| The Taco Maker | Co-op advertising, National media |
| UFood | UFood Grill offers its franchisees a number of turnkey opening and ongoing marketing programs that will bring customers in the door. In addition, UFood Grill provides materials and promotions that are available through our graphics standards manual and marketing promotions manual available online as well as in hard copy. UFood Grill also has a state-of-the-art loyalty program for franchisees to understand customer behavior and create tailored marketing programs. UFood Grill will also help franchisees track purchasing and analyze customer shopping data. |
| 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) |
| UFood | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| UFood | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | |
| UFood | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Taco Maker | Canada, Philippines, Western Europe, |
| UFood | |