Taco Del Mar franchise
2022 filing · May 9, 2022
Taco Del Mar at a glance
A quick-service restaurant serving burritos, tacos, nachos and other Mexican-style food, usually from a stand-alone modular building. At the end of 2021 there were 48 Taco Del Mar locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- TDMF Holdings, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $388K–$782K
- A Taco Del Mar restaurant, before real estate
- Franchise fee
- $10,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, paid weekly
Where it is
- US locations, 2021
- 48
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 48
- Company-owned
- 0
From TDMF Holdings, LLC’s 2022 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Taco Del Mar among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Taco Del Mar | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $585,050 | Costs more than 70% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $10,000 | Lower than 95% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 48 | More than 64% of franchises |
How much a Taco Del Mar franchise costs
Opening a Taco Del Mar restaurant, before real estate costs an estimated $388,100 to $782,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: TDMF Holdings, LLC, 2022 filing, page 19
Taco Del Mar franchise fee
The franchise fee is $10,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: TDMF Holdings, LLC, 2022 filing, page 13
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: TDMF Holdings, LLC, 2022 filing, page 14
Sales and earnings
No figures Taco Del Mar does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: TDMF Holdings, LLC, 2022 filing, page 49
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $560K–$970K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
SBA loans to Taco Del Mar franchisees
Lenders approved 84 SBA 7(a) loans for Taco Del Mar franchisees from 1998 to 2018, $13M in all. All 84 have ended: 49 were paid in full and 35 were charged off (41.7%).
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Taco Del Mar compares
Of the 55 Mexican food franchises on this site, Taco Del Mar is the 18th cheapest to open and the 14th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Taco Del Mar | Typical Mexican food brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $388K | $457K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $782K | $946K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $10K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 48 | 15 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | −36% | +2.1% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 38 of 55 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 55 brands in mexican food franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 64 (−11) | 0 |
| 2020 | 49 (−15) | 0 |
| 2021 | 48 (−1) | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: fast food franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: TDMF Holdings, LLC, 2022 filing, page 50
Who owns Taco Del Mar?
Taco Del Mar franchises are sold by TDMF Holdings, LLC.
From TDMF Holdings, LLC’s 2022 filing.
Taco Del Mar filings
The figures on this page come from TDMF Holdings, LLC’s 2022 filing, issued May 9, 2022, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 filing | May 9, 2022 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2019–2021 |
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