What legal entity operates the Del Taco franchise system?
Del_Taco Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We originally formed as a California corporation on January 21, 1988, and converted to a California limited liability company on March 23, 2006. Under California law, a conversion constitutes a continuation of the converting entity, not the creation of a new one.
We presently do business under the names Del Taco LLC and Del Taco. We have our principal business address at 25521 Commercentre Drive, Suite 150, Lake Forest, California 92630. Our registered agents for service of process appear on Exhibit A to this Disclosure Document.
We have operated and franchised Del Taco restaurants since February 1990. We do not operate or offer franchises in any other line of business and have not operated or offered franchises in any other line of business. As of the end of our last fiscal year, we had a total of 133 company-owned and 461 franchised Del Taco restaurants operating in the United States.
We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Del Taco Holdings, Inc. ("Del Taco Holdings") a Delaware corporation. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 5, 2021 ("Merger Transaction"), Jack in the Box Inc., a Delaware corporation ("JIB"), acquired Del Taco Holdings on March 8, 2022. As a result of the Merger Transaction, Del Taco Holdings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JIB. Del Taco Holdings shares our principal business address. JIB's principal business address is 9357 Spectrum Center Blvd., San Diego, California 92123. In May 2025, JIB announced that it was exploring strategic options relating to the Del Taco brand which include divestiture.
As a result of the Merger Transaction, we have the following affiliates that offer franchises:
Our affiliate, Different Rules, LLC ("Jack in the Box Franchisor"), is a Delaware limited liability company organized in November 2018 that offers and sells franchises for quick-service Jack in the Box® restaurants. As of the end of its last fiscal year, Jack in the Box Franchisor had a total of 2,040 franchised restaurants and 150 company-owned restaurants operating in the United States. The company-owned Jack in the Box® restaurants are operated by our affiliate Jack in the Box Properties, LLC ("JIB Properties"). JIB Properties is a Delaware limited liability company. Both Different Rules, LLC and JIB Properties, LLC maintain a principal business address at 9357 Spectrum Center Blvd, San Diego, California 92123.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 6–8)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Del Taco Franchise Disclosure Document, Del Taco LLC operates the Del Taco franchise system. Originally formed as a California corporation on January 21, 1988, it converted to a California limited liability company on March 23, 2006. The FDD clarifies that this conversion constitutes a continuation of the existing entity rather than the creation of a new one. Del Taco LLC has been operating and franchising Del Taco restaurants since February 1990. As of the end of the last fiscal year, there were 133 company-owned and 461 franchised Del Taco restaurants operating in the United States.
Del Taco LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Del Taco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation. On March 8, 2022, Jack in the Box Inc. acquired Del Taco Holdings, making Del Taco Holdings a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jack in the Box Inc. In May 2025, Jack in the Box Inc. announced it was exploring strategic options regarding the Del Taco brand, including potential divestiture.
Del Taco also has an affiliate, Different Rules, LLC, which is a Delaware limited liability company that offers and sells franchises for Jack in the Box restaurants. As of the end of its last fiscal year, Different Rules, LLC had 2,040 franchised and 150 company-owned Jack in the Box restaurants operating in the United States. The company-owned Jack in the Box restaurants are operated by Jack in the Box Properties, LLC, another affiliate of Del Taco LLC.