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Our Selection Process For
Best Fast Food Franchises
Our Selection Process For
Best Fast Food Franchises

Last updated: March 1, 2024

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Top 10 Fast Food Franchises

Best Fast Food Franchises - March 2024

Rank

Company Name

Industry

Franchising
Since

Franchise
Units

Cash
Investment

Total
Investment

Royalty
Fee

Financing
Available

Growth Prospect

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Marketing Support

Training

Training

Ongoing Support

Ongoing Support

Value

Value

Overall Score

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KFC Corporation KFC Corporation
Talk to a Representative: 502-874-8300
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For KFC Corporation
  • Franchising Since:
    1930
  • Franchise Units:
    18,875
  • Cash Investment:
    $750,000
  • Total Investments:
    $1,262,800 - $2,543,000
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    5%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.kfc.com
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Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Qdoba Restaurant Corporation Qdoba Restaurant Corporation
Talk to a Representative: 888-736-2224
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For Qdoba Restaurant Corporat...
  • Franchising Since:
    1995
  • Franchise Units:
    328
  • Cash Investment:
    $250,000 - $500,000
  • Total Investments:
    $623,100 - $815,000
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    5%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.qdoba.com
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Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

7-Eleven, Inc. 7-Eleven, Inc.
Talk to a Representative: 972-828-7011
Key Facts For 7-Eleven, Inc.
  • Franchising Since:
    1964
  • Franchise Units:
    6500
  • Cash Investment:
    Varies by store
  • Total Investments:
    Varies by store
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    Varies
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.franchise.7-eleven.com
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Positive0% Write Review

 

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Neutral0% Write Review

 

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Salsa 2 Go Salsa 2 Go
Talk to a Representative: 407-823-1682
Key Facts For Salsa 2 Go
  • Franchising Since:
    2003
  • Franchise Units:
    4
  • Cash Investment:
    $50,000
  • Total Investments:
    $210382
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    6%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.mysalsa2go.com
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Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Carl's Jr. Restaurants Carl's Jr. Restaurants
Talk to a Representative: 805-745-7841
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For Carl's Jr. Restaurants
  • Franchising Since:
    1941
  • Franchise Units:
    913
  • Cash Investment:
    $300,000
  • Total Investments:
    $1,318,000 - $1,814,000
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    4%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.ckefranchise.com
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Reviews (38)
Positive 73.7% 28 Reviews
Friendly people
Cruz Moreno
Negative 15.8% 6 Reviews
Not good
Joe Gomez
Neutral 10.5% 4 Reviews
Good food, clean dining area. It's the quali...
Bill Brummal

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Costa Vida Restaurants Costa Vida Restaurants
Talk to a Representative: 801-797-2374
Key Facts For Costa Vida Restaurants
  • Franchising Since:
    2003
  • Franchise Units:
    100+
  • Cash Investment:
    $223K
  • Total Investments:
    $82874K
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    7%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.costavida.net
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Reviews (49)
Positive 87.8% 43 Reviews
Well, Costa Vida officially won the fast casu...
JTC
Negative 6.1% 3 Reviews
Wanted to order a regular chicken salad with...
Karelia Vasquez
Neutral 6.1% 3 Reviews
I just pulled up to this location because the...
Alice Cannon

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

MOOYAH Franchise, LLC MOOYAH Franchise, LLC
Talk to a Representative: 214-310-0768
Key Facts For MOOYAH Franchise, LLC
  • Franchising Since:
    2007
  • Franchise Units:
    69 U.S. franchises, 6 international
  • Cash Investment:
    $40,000
  • Total Investments:
    $403,750-$639,100
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    6%
  • Financing Available:
    No
  • Website:
    franchise.mooyah.com
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Positive Review
Excellent concept with huge growth potential.
Ongoing support by franchisor is superior.
Loren Katzman
Positive Review
Excellent concept with huge growth potential.
Excellent support system makes it easy!
Loren Katzman

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Hardee's Hardee's
Talk to a Representative: 314-259-6413
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For Hardee's
  • Franchising Since:
    1961
  • Franchise Units:
    1,589
  • Cash Investment:
    $35,000
  • Total Investments:
    $1,038,374 - $2,217,366
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    5%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.ckefranchise.com
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Reviews (41)
Positive 48.8% 20 Reviews
Food was too good!!
CASSANDRA GREER
Negative 29.3% 12 Reviews
The service an the store is always dirty
Marie Roy
Neutral 22.0% 9 Reviews
Nice restaurant but the crew is as nasty as t...
Urvashi Taylor

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Taco Bell IP Holder, LLC Taco Bell IP Holder, LLC
Talk to a Representative: 949-863-4000
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For Taco Bell IP Holder, LLC
  • Franchising Since:
    1962
  • Franchise Units:
    5,369
  • Cash Investment:
    $45K
  • Total Investments:
    $1,300 - 2,500K
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    5.5%
  • Financing Available:
  • Website:
    www.tacobell.com
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Reviews (82)
Positive 4.9% 4 Reviews
Bring Back the 5$ Nacho Fries Box
Jay Calibŕe
Negative 91.5% 75 Reviews
too hot
0 is what i give Hanford ca. taco bell.Their...
Maria gomez
Neutral 3.7% 3 Reviews
Don't know why you got rid of the double deck...
Bradley Oakes

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Del Taco, LLC Del Taco, LLC
Talk to a Representative: 800-852-7204
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For Del Taco, LLC
  • Franchising Since:
    1964
  • Franchise Units:
    254
  • Cash Investment:
    $500,000
  • Total Investments:
    $767,000 - $1,640,500
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    5%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.deltaco.com
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Reviews (32)
Positive 43.8% 14 Reviews
Love it. Could eat it every day. Best deals.
Donald Blackschleger
Positive
Great food!! Also the service was good
Jamie Keller
Negative 56.3% 18 Reviews
Couldn't get ahold of corporate. Couldn't get...
Ecstacy Emery

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Evaluation Criteria: Best Food Franchises
Growth Prospect
Growth Prospect
We evaluate the steps taken and processes put in place to ensure that franchisees are established with the goal of long-term growth in place. Those investing in the starting of a franchise are looking for a business which will provide them with a long-term source of income as time and money is invested. It is important to many potential franchisees to understand there is prospective growth for the business they are starting.
Marketing Support
Marketing Support
The approach we take to evaluate established fast food franchises involves a look into their perceived importance of marketing and advertising initiatives for their franchisees. For many fast food franchises it is important to continue to market and advertise new products and changes to the product. Due to the nature of the fast food industry, many businesses continue to advertise through all sorts of marketing media.
Training
Training
We continue to find increased value for franchises in having access to extensive training programs and resources in order to ensure highly effective and efficient internal practices for those offering the products and/or services. The preparation of food and drink often require specialized training to understand how to safely handle and prepare the food in order to meet federal or state health and safety guidelines.
Ongoing Support
Ongoing Support
Fast food franchises especially require ongoing support and assistance from the company franchising the businesses. Many franchises often continue to develop their menus and offerings in order to attract new or relevant customers to locations. It is important for the franchises to make the effort towards ensuring their franchised businesses are going to be equipped for offering the new products and to ensure consistency.
Value
Value
We understand many aspiring franchisees are searching for franchises which offer them a lot in terms of the quality of brand and reputation which has been achieved over time. The brand of a fast food franchise can often be a primary determinant for many consumers as they search for food establishments which will serve the product they are searching for and are more prevalent to select a reputable fast food franchise.
 
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