How much does a TacoTime franchise cost?
Opening a TacoTime franchise takes a total initial investment of $365,650 to $824,300, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of $824,815 across 94 outlets.
TacoTime franchises traditional and non-traditional TacoTime restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a TacoTime franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $365,650 to $824,300. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($187,500 to $418,000), Restaurant Equipment, Furniture, Small Wares, Interior Signage and Menu Panels ($96,000 to $199,000), and Exterior Signage ($8,000 to $32,000). Together they make up about 79% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $14,000 to $30,000, about 3.8% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 | $14,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 |
| Lease Review Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 | $0 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 |
| Rent/ | $6,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 |
| Travel and Living Expenses (2 persons) while training, not including salaries, if any, for you and your employees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 | $3,000 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 |
| Architectural Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 | $15,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 | $187,500 | $418,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 |
| Restaurant Equipment, Furniture, Small Wares, Interior Signage and Menu Panels2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 | $96,000 | $199,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 |
| Exterior Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 | $8,000 | $32,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32 |
| Computer Hardware, Software (POS System)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 | $3,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 |
| PCI Compliance Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 | $150 | $1,300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 |
| Opening Inventory (food and paper)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 | $4,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 |
| Business Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 | $3,000 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 | $8,000 | $19,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 |
| Depository Account2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 |
| Additional Funds - 3 month initial period2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 | $5,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 33 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32-33 | $365,650 | $824,300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32-33 |
Source TacoTime, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 32-33, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What TacoTime franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales
$824,815
TacoTime's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024. Basis: All franchised TacoTime stores located in the United States that were existing outlets that did not open for the first time during the past fiscal year and reported sales.
Sample size: 94 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $860,131. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Stores that opened for the first time during the past fiscal year were excluded.
- Temporarily closed stores were excluded.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new TacoTime outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source TacoTime, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 71, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many TacoTime outlets there are, and how many closed
TacoTime ended 2024 with 97 franchised outlets and 2 company-owned outlets. In that year no franchised outlets opened and 2 left the system.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 75 |
| 2023 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 991 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 75 |
| 2022 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 75 |
Source TacoTime, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 75, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How TacoTime compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of TacoTime's estimated range is $594,975. It costs more to open than 53% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. TacoTime is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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