Does Del Taco operate or franchise businesses in any line other than Del Taco restaurants?
Del_Taco Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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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.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 6–8)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Del Taco's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Del Taco LLC focuses exclusively on Del Taco restaurants. Specifically, Del Taco has operated and franchised Del Taco restaurants since February 1990. The FDD states clearly that Del Taco does not operate or offer franchises in any other line of business, nor have they done so in the past. As of the end of their last fiscal year, there were 133 company-owned and 461 franchised Del Taco restaurants operating in the United States.
However, Del Taco's parent company, Del Taco Holdings, Inc., was acquired by Jack in the Box Inc. As a result, Del Taco has an affiliate, Different Rules, LLC, which offers and sells franchises for 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.
While Del Taco itself is focused solely on its namesake brand, the involvement of its parent company in other franchise systems could provide some synergies or shared resources at the corporate level. However, for a Del Taco franchisee, this primarily means that the parent company has experience in managing and supporting a large franchise network through its Jack in the Box brand. It is important to note that Del Taco does not have any affiliates that provide goods or services to its franchisees.