Taco Bell Express FDD Summary
Type of Business
The licensee will operate a Taco Bell Express Unit offering inexpensively priced, quality Mexican-style food for take-out eating. Taco Bell Express Units are situated at locations which are inappropriate (e.g., because of size or layout constraints) for our Traditional Units.
Corporate Information
Taco Bell Corp. is a corporation organized in the state o f California in 1962. Taco Bell does business under the names Taco Bell and Taco Bell Express. Taco Bell’s principal business address is l Glen Bell Way, lrvine, California 92618. Taco Bell’s corporate parent is YUM! Brands, Inc f/k/a Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. Taco Bell is a wholly-owned subsidiary o f YUM. YUM’s offices are located at 1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40213.
Investment
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Taco Bell Express Unit ranges from $107,500 to $497,600 for a Custom Façade Unit, including $22,500 that must be paid to the licensor and $2,000 to $2,500 that must be paid to its affiliate for the first unit only. For a Power-Pumper or In-Line Unit, the total investment ranges from $244,900 to $623,600, including $22,500 that must be paid to the licensor and $2,500 that must be paid to its affiliate for the first unit only. The total investment necessary to begin operation of an existing restaurant ranges from $152,250 to $1,411,250 or more, excluding real property, all of which must be paid to licensor or an affiliate.