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Description
Una Mas Franchise Corporation, a California corporation, offers franchises for the operation of Una Mas restaurants at specified locations selling a menu featuring authentic Mexican food to order for dine in, take out and delivery.
Company Background
Una Mas is a family-owned restaurant that serves authentic Mexican food. Una Mas was founded in 1990 by Maria and Felipe Silva to provide the community with the best home cooking experience possible. The original location of Una Mas was named after their grandmother, who would always say "una mas cerveza por favor" which translates to "one more beer please." Located in Arlington, Texas, this restaurant has been serving up quality Tex-Mex cuisine for over 25 years. From its humble beginnings as a small taco truck on Fort Worth's historic Main Street called El Taco Rico, it now operates two locations where you can find everything from tacos to burritos along with other traditional dishes. The menu ranges from breakfast items like
Franchise Opportunity
Mexican food is one of the most popular cuisines in the United States, but it can be hard to find authentic Mexican food outside of Mexico. Most Mexican restaurants in the United States serve Tex-Mex food, which is a fusion of Mexican and American cuisine. While Tex-Mex food is delicious, it's not authentic Mexican food. Una Mas offers traditional, authentic Mexican food that you won't find at any other restaurant in the United States. Our dishes are made with fresh ingredients and our recipes have been passed down for generations.
Corporate Structure
Una Mas Franchise Corporation, a California corporation (“Franchisor”), was incorporated on May 23, 2002, and is the franchisor for Una Mas restaurants, which feature authentic Mexican food. To simplify the language in this Disclosure Document, “Franchisor,” “we” and “us” means Una Mas Franchise Corporation “You” or “Franchisee” means the business entity, person or persons who sign the Franchise Agreement
Investment and Franchisee Fees
We offer the rights for 2 different franchises in this Disclosure Document: Single Restaurant Program. Under the Single Restaurant Program, you will sign a Franchise Agreement to operate a single Una Mas restaurant. The total investment necessary to begin operations of a single Una Mas restaurant ranges from approximately $369,500 to $614,000. This includes $40,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or an affiliate. Area Development Program. Under the Area Development Program, we will assign you a defined area within which you must develop and operate 3 or more Una Mas restaurants. The total investment necessary to begin operations of a single Una Mas restaurant under the Area Development Program ranges from approximately $371,500 to $619,000 per restaurant. This includes $40,000 to that must be paid to us or our affiliate.

Franchisee Attrition

10 /10
This franchise's rate of attrition in 2023 of 0.00% was Lower than the 8% in the QSR industry. Generally speaking, a higher rate of attrition represents a less stable franchise system and a lower rate of attrition indicates a more successful system
What's Included in franchise attrition?
We define the franchisee attrition rate as the sum of terminations, re-acquisitions by franchisor, non-renewals, and ceased operations, divided by the number of outlest at the start of the year. It is a strong indicator of the strength of the underlying operating model

Franchise Disclosure Documents

FDD Effective Date

Una Mas Franchise System Development in 2018

FAQ

How much investment do I need to start my own Una Mas business?
Franchisees typically require at least $259,000 to $367,000 investment to get their Una Mas business started
What are the initial franchise fees for Una Mas?
We don’t know exactly how much the franchise fees are for Una Mas, but we can tell you that other franchises in the Food & Beverage sector typically need to pay between $33,957 and $69,104 to the franchisor
How much money can I make with a Una Mas franchise? What are the average revenues for a typical Una Mas business?
We haven’t done the math on how much revenue a typical Una Mas brings in each year. We estimate that other franchisees in the Food & Beverage industry generate $0 revenue, so we would expect Una Mas to generate a similar amount
How long do I need to commit to running a Una Mas unit? What is my contractual commitment?
The standard length for an initial franchise contract is 10 years. Renewals are also generally 10 years

Accessibility

9 /10
The Franchisor's investment costs ranges from $177,500 to $341,000 which is Much Lower than the $619,545 to $1,693,635 average in the QSR industry
What determines the investment cost?
Item 7 of the Franchise Disclosure Document lays out the full list of initial investment costs, including the fee payable to the franchisor, security deposits, equipment, professional fees etc

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