TacoTime franchise
A TacoTime franchisee operates a restaurant serving Mexican-style fast food and related menu items. At the end of 2025 there were 89 TacoTime locations in the US, 87 franchised and 2 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $366K–$844K
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- Royalty
- 6% or $400/wk
- Locations, 2025
- 89−18 in 2 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From KAHALA FRANCHISING, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a TacoTime franchise costs
Opening one traditional restaurant costs an estimated $365,650 to $844,300. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: KAHALA FRANCHISING, LLC, 2026 filing, page 38
TacoTime franchise fee
The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: KAHALA FRANCHISING, LLC, 2026 filing, page 29
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | The greater of 6% of weekly gross sales or $400 per week, plus a surcharge of up to $10 per week. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: KAHALA FRANCHISING, LLC, 2026 filing, page 32
Sales and earnings
Shares figures TacoTime publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: gross sales of existing US franchised stores reporting sales during December 2024–November 2025. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: KAHALA FRANCHISING, LLC, 2026 filing, page 76
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 99 (−6) | 1 | – |
| 2024 | 97 (−2) | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 87 (−10) | 2 | 10 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: KAHALA FRANCHISING, LLC, 2026 filing, page 78
How TacoTime compares
Of the 59 fast food franchises on this site, TacoTime is the 14th cheapest to open and the 47th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | TacoTime | Typical fast food |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $366K | $548K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5.5% |
| Closed or left per year | 6.2% | 2.7% |
| Change in franchised locations, 2 yrs | −17.1% | +5.2% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 46 of 59 |
Typical is the median across the 59 brands in fast food franchises.
