Costa Vida vs Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Costa Vida vs Wahoo's Fish Taco's including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Costa Vida Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
Investment $659,500 - $1,025,000$540,000 - $715,000
Franchise Fee $30,000$25,000 - $30,000
Royalty Fee 6%5%
Advertising Fee to 2%2% local
Year Founded 2003-
Year Franchised 2004-
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Costa Vida Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
Experience -We prefer applicants who have restaurant experience as well as multi-unit experience. Depending on some other factors, we will consider applicants who have other types of multi-unit retail experience.

Financing Options
 
Costa Vida Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/Yes-/-
Start-up Costs -/Yes-/-
Equipment -/Yes-/-
Inventory -/Yes-/-
Receivables -/Yes-/-
Payroll -/Yes-/-

Training & Support
 
Costa Vida Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
Training On-The-Job Training: 250 hours Classroom Training: 20-40 hours -
Support Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform -
Marketing Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app-
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
Costa Vida Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

About Costa Vida

Want to become a part of one of the most exciting and fun restaurant opportunities in the nation? It's time to grab your surfboard and hunger for success and join the Costa Vida team. Costa Vida offers to our franchise partners a proven blueprint for amazing food, operational excellence, and an enjoyable customer experience in a vibrant and Baja-inspired environment. Development agreements are available for many territories (excluding Utah, Idaho, Arizona, and Colorado).
Why Costa Vida?
 * Recognized as one of the fastest growing restaurants in the nation by RestaurantChains.net; as well as named to Franchise Times Fast 55 list
 * Differentiated & valued business offering
 * Proactive corporate support
 * Exciting & fun! Our preferred franchise owners are groups that demonstrate a commitment to quality, service, and integrity that protect the system's brand, value, and growth.

Preferred Locations: Many locations throughout the United States are available. Preferred locations include: Hawaii, California, Florida.

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About Wahoo's Fish Taco's

In 1988, the Wahoo brothers decided to import the fish taco to Orange County, California, and give it a unique twist. They combined the fish taco with their Brazilian favorites and Asian inspired items. The brothers decorated the original restaurant with the donations of near-by surf companies and that's how Wahoo's Fish Taco was born. Wahoo's then quickly developed a loyal and steady following, to where some locals came in daily and servers automatically knew what their customer would order. In 1990, Steve Karfaridis, joined as a partner and the one location in Costa Mesa rapidly developed into multi-locations in Laguna Beach and Huntington Beach. Today you will find over 50 locations of Wahoo's all throughout California and Colorado, including Texas and Hawaii. We are looking for franchisees who have the experience and financial resources to develop an area of at least 3-5 stores.
Wahoo's Fish Taco's initial franchise fee is $35,000 (and just $27,5000 for each additional store)