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10
Checkers and Rally’s Restaurants
Burgers, fries
Ta m p a , F l a.
1986/1989 ALL NO 472/335 519/315 567/284 $96.4K-$1.5M/
$30K
4% YES NO NO
206
Farmer Boys Restaurants
Burgers, breakfast, sandwiches, salads, sides
Riverside, Calif.
1981/1997 SW,W NO 51/29 53/34 55/34 $1.1M-$1.6M/
$45K
5% YES NO NO
463
Wayback Burgers
Burgers, fries, onion rings, shakes
Cheshire, Conn.
1991/2006 ALL C,I** 97/0 118/0 122/3 $209K-$524.5K/
$35K
5% YES NO NO
NR
BurgerFi
Burgers, hot dogs, fries, onion rings, custard, craft
beer
North Palm Beach, Fla.
2011/2011 ALL C,I** 59/16 78/6 84/15 $720K-$968.5K/
$37.5K
5.5% YES NO NO
Fatburger North America
Burgers
Beverly Hills, Calif.
1952/1990 ALL C,I** 157/3 154/3 159/0 $525.5K-$988K/
$50K
6% YES NO YES
Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes
Burgers, fries, shakes
Plano, Texas
2007/2007 ALL C,I** 73/4 93/4 92/3 $412.8K-$620K/
$35K
6% YES NO NO
166
Wienerschnitzel
Hot dogs, ice cream
Irvine, Calif.
1961/1965 S,SW,W C,I** 322/0 322/0 320/0 $303.6K-$1.4M/
$10K-$32K
5% YES NO YES
432
Hot Dog on a Stick
Corn dogs, lemonade, fries, funnel cakes
Atlanta
1946/1997 ALL C,I** 17/78 19/69 26/63 $338.2K-$556K/
$15K-$25K
6% NO YES YES
N
Dog Haus International
Hot dogs, sausages, burgers
Pasadena, Calif.
2010/2013 ALL* C,I** 8/2 17/2 24/1 $423.4K-$990.1K/
$35K
6% YES NO NO
8
Ta c o B e l l
Mexican food
Irvine, Calif.
1962/1964 ALL C,I** 5,372/
926
5,559/
909
5,889/
797
$525.1K-$2.6M/
$25K-$45K
5.5% YES NO YES
123
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop
Baja-style Mexican food
Fort Worth, Texas
2003/2009 ALL NO 74/7 93/6 117/7 $597K-$1.3M/
$35K
3.5-5% YES NO NO
188
Del Taco
Mexican/American food
Lake Forest, Calif.
1964/1967 MW,S,
SE,SW,
W*
NO 241/306 246/298 252/303 $859.7K-$2M/
$35K
5% YES NO NO
219
Moe’s Southwest Grill
Mexican food
Atlanta
2000/2001 ALL* C,I** 607/4 661/5 677/5 $368.9K-$956.4K/
$30K
TO 5% YES NO NO
297
Qdoba Mexican Eats
Mexican food
San Diego
1995/1997 ALL* C** 342/315 330/359 348/381 $871K-$2M/
$30K
5% YES NO NO
354
Chronic Tacos Enterprises
Mexican food
Aliso Viejo, Calif.
2002/2006 ALL C,I 26/3 32/4 42/5 $299K-$799K/
$35K-$40K
6% YES NO NO
N R
America’s Taco Shop
Mexican food
Scottsdale, Ariz.
2008/2011 ALL C,I 5/4 5/5 3/4 $247.4K-$710.3K /
$30K
6%+ YES NO NO
Bubbakoo’s Burritos
Mexican food
Wall Township, N.J.
2008/2015 ALL C,I 0/8 1/9 5/11 $161K-$426K/
$30K
6% NO YES YES
Costa Vida
Mexican food
Lehi, Utah
2003/2004 ALL C,I 59/14 63/16 69/17 $659.5K-$1M/
$30K
6% YES NO NO
Drunken Taco Franchising
Mexican food
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
2007/2017 ALL C,I 0/1 0/1 0/1 $275.4K-$334.7K/
$24.9K
5% YES NO NO
Los Tacos by Chef Omar
Mexican food
Miami
2014/2017 ALL C,I 0/4 0/5 0/5 $224.9K-$364.4K/
$24.9K
3.5% YES NO NO
Quesada Burritos - Tacos
Mexican food
To r o n t o
2003/2010 NO C 45/3 60/3 85/3 $209K-$290.5K/
$25K
6% YES NO YES
Taco Bueno
Mexican food
Irving, Texas
1967/2004 ALL NO 19/154 20/159 22/160 $639K-$1.6M/
$35K
5% YES NO YES
Ta c o C a s a
Mexican food
Fort Worth, Texas
1972/1972 SW NO 70/2 70/2 75/2 $615K-$2.1M/
$35K
7% YES NO NO
Taco Rico Tex-Mex Cafe
Mexican food
Doral, Fla.
1991/2014 ALL C,I 0/5 2/5 2/5 $129.8K-$285.8K/
$24.9K
5% YES NO NO
RANK
KEY
KThousands ($), M Millions ($), $ U.S. dollars,
*Selling multiple units/master licenses only,
** Selling int’l. master licenses only
REGIONS
MW Midwest, NE Northeast, S South, SE Southeast,
SW Southwest, W West, C Canada, I Other International
Year Began/
Franchising
Since
Available
U.S.
Regions
Seeking
Int’l?
2015
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2016
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2017
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
Royalty
Fee
Home-
Based/
Mobile
Opportunity
Kiosk/
Express
Unit
Available?
Financing
Available?
Startup Costs/
Franchise Fee