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Buy a Taco Time Franchise

TacoTime (often styled Taco Time) is a Mexican-American quick-service restaurant franchise founded in January 1960 in Eugene, Oregon. The menu is built around made-to-order tacos, burritos and Tex-Mex staples, with chips and taco shells prepared fresh in-store each day and the hand-rolled Crisp Burrito as a signature item.

The chain began franchising in 1962 and grew from its Pacific Northwest base to roughly 300 restaurants across the western United States and Western Canada, operating as freestanding stores, drive-thrus and mall food courts. The US and international system is owned by MTY Food Group through its Kahala Brands division, giving franchisees the backing of a large multi-brand restaurant operator. A separate, independently operated licensee runs Taco Time locations in western Washington.

Day to day, TacoTime is a brick-and-mortar, owner-operator model that depends on consistent food preparation, speed of service and local store management. Revenue is transaction-led and volume-driven, with menu innovation and limited-time offers used to refresh demand across the network.

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Why buy a Taco Time Franchise?

TacoTime is one of the longer-established names in Mexican fast food, with more than six decades of brand recognition and a loyal regional customer base across the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. For buyers, that heritage means an operating system and recipes refined over generations rather than a concept still finding its footing.

Ownership under MTY Food Group, one of North America’s largest restaurant franchisors, gives the brand purchasing scale, established supply chains and marketing infrastructure that an independent taco shop could not match. Franchisees tap national and local marketing support, a product-innovation team that develops limited-time menu items, and systems for loyalty, drive-thru, gift cards and delivery.

Taco Time Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1960

    • Franchising Since

      1962

    • New Startup Cost

      $155,650 – $844,300

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $5,000 – $30,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $5,000 – $7,500

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

      of weekly Gross Sales

    • Marketing Fee

      4%

      of weekly Gross Sales

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      89

    • New Units Opened *

      0

    • Units Transferred *

      5

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $926,432

    * Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

Taco Time – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Incoming franchisees complete a structured programme of 40 hours of classroom training plus 120 hours of on-the-job training covering food preparation, operations, staffing and purchasing. Ongoing support includes national and local marketing, established supply chains, and a product-innovation team that rolls out limited-time menu items to drive store sales. Buyers of an existing TacoTime unit should confirm what transfer training the franchisor provides to incoming owners and new staff, and whether current employees are already trained on the brand's operating systems.

  2. Ideal Owner

    TacoTime suits a hands-on, operations-led owner comfortable running a fast-paced quick-service restaurant. The model rewards strong people management, since results depend on hiring, training and retaining hourly staff while holding food quality and speed steady at the counter and drive-thru. Restaurant or multi-unit foodservice experience is helpful but not essential given the structured training. Owners who are community-minded, attentive to local marketing and willing to be present in the store tend to fit best, whether running a single location or building toward several.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    TacoTime's credibility rests on longevity and parentage: more than 60 years of continuous operation and standing as one of the original Mexican fast-food concepts in the western US and Canada. As part of MTY Food Group's Kahala Brands portfolio, the brand benefits from the resources and franchising track record of one of North America's largest restaurant operators. Its regional following, built over generations, remains a genuine asset. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the reputation of the specific location, including local reviews, repeat customers and visibility within its trade area.

  4. Industry / Market

    Mexican is the largest ethnic segment of US quick-service dining, with Mexican restaurants generating roughly $40 billion in annual US sales (IBISWorld). Demand is supported by consumer appetite for fresh, customizable and affordable food, trends that favour made-to-order operators. The category has proved resilient across economic cycles, as value-led fast food tends to hold up when households trade down from full-service dining. For resale buyers, local factors such as competition from national taco chains, daypart traffic and drive-thru access shape an individual store's performance as much as national demand.

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