Jimboy's Tacos vs Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Jimboy's Tacos 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
 
Jimboy's Tacos Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
Investment $375,000 - $1,379,000$540,000 - $715,000
Franchise Fee $35,000$25,000 - $30,000
Royalty Fee 5%5%
Advertising Fee 3%2% local
Year Founded 1954-
Year Franchised 1965-
Term Of Agreement 15 years +5+5-
Term Of Agreement 15 years +5+5-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Jimboy's Tacos 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
 
Jimboy's Tacos Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/-
Start-up Costs -/--/-
Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support
 
Jimboy's Tacos Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
Training 1. Corporate Training Rest. Folsom, CA 96 Hours 2. Corporate Office, Roseville, CA 32 Hours -
Support Central Purchasing

Field Operation Evaluation

Field Training

Initial Store Opening

Franchisee Newsletter

Regional or National Meetings

800 Telephone Hotline

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Marketing --
Operations Average Number of Employees: 4-10 Full-time, 6-12 Part-time

Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged

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Expansion Plans
 
Jimboy's Tacos Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Jimboy's Tacos

JIMBOY'S TACOS - famous, award-winning tacos. Maintaining a proven conept through 50 years of commitment to excellent food and service. Cooked fresh daily using high-quality ingredients. Our franchisees are given a very thorough and extensive hands-on classroom training program. Strong on-going, in-store support. Franchisees required to attend our classroom training every other month at our corporate office. We offer free-standing concepts with drive-up windows, also end-cap concepts in strip centers.

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)