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Tacone

Fresh. Fun. Hand-Made.

This is the difference. Tacone® offers high-quality, healthy, hand-made menu items in a colorful and fun environment. Tacone® is one of the fastest-growing quick-service restaurant franchises in America today. We've grown by setting new standards in the quick-service category by starting with quality ingredients, mixed with exciting flavor combinations from around the globe. Our customers can see their own food hand-made right before their eyes, and can choose their own favorite sauces and dressings from an internationally themed Flavor Bar, surrounded by bright color and modern design. In addition, Tacone® offers imaginative and convenient catering services ideal for celebrations, meetings or social events, tailored to today's busy lifestyle.

Freedom To Taste
How do we serve up a wide world of international flavors and deliver it fresh every time? Part of the secret is the signature Flavor Bar in every new location, where customers can choose from a variety of amazing sauces and dressings. The inspiration for these original recipes came from all corners of the globe, and were conceived in our kitchens by Executive Chef Ken Brown. We encourage our customers to create personal expressions in food when they visit us, and to find tastes that keep them coming back for more. The Tacone® Flavor Bar is our response to the trend for personalization and customization in the marketplace today.

Food made to order, fresh every time, always using only the best ingredients. A world of choice in dressings and sauces. We prepare and cook everything right before our customers' eyes. What do they see that they like so much?

• A healthful menu with variety
• Gourmet sandwiches bursting with flavor combinations from around the globe
• Fresh, made-to-order tossed salads
• Global Grill platters complete with special dipping sauces
• New Lo-Carb menu ideas
• Quesadillas
• Homestyle soups
• Signature side dishes, such as our legendary Sweet Potato Fries
• Fruit Smoothies
• Frozen Yogurt

New Standards for the Fast Casual Market
Tacone® is innovating lo-carb menu items. We are the first quick-service brand to offer Filet Mignon. Some locations will enhance the mix, and offer fresh fruit smoothies, a frozen yogurt menu, adding up to extra profits. We take pride in presenting consumers with many welcome alternatives.

Looking Smart
Everything we do appeals and attracts - by design - making our distinct, colorful Tacone® restaurants stand out. We offer our franchises a menu of well-designed promotional materials for you to use to promote your business. And because the Tacone® concept is so deliciously unique, we are offered prime locations in upscale, high-traffic shopping areas. From our eye-catching graphics to our display kitchen, each Tacone® restaurant is built to maximize sales.

We designed our business so that you get every advantage when you own a Tacone®

It is all in the timing.
Tacone® satisfies current consumer tastes better than any brand in the quick-service segment! Sales trends in the quick-service industry show that consumers are moving away from high-fat, lower quality foods served in average fast food environments, and trading up towards fresh, healthy, higher quality food in more enjoyable, upscale environments.

Easier to start the fun
Tacone® offers significantly lower start-up costs. In contrast to other franchisors like Baja Fresh®, Rubio's®, Sharkey's®, Panera Bread® and Krispy Kreme®, which demand larger financial commitments. You can own a Tacone® for an estimated $200,000 to $360,000 depending upon the location.

Greater Rewards
Tacone® also offers greater potential for expansion, greater territorial protection and significantly lower royalty fees than many other companies (more than 30% lower than those mandated by SUBWAY®).

Tacone® makes it easier and less expensive to enjoy the rewards of franchising. You can feel proud of what you offer the public. Because we prepare everything fresh from our kitchen and design our units to be more upscale and fun, owning a Tacone® is a lot more rewarding. Now, as we grow, you have many more areas to choose from, including the possibility of inexpensive master franchises outside of California.

Real People. Real Help.
Here at Tacone®, when you call our offices, you get real people committed to your success, and not the voice-mail runaround. That says a lot about how we do business. We do everything possible to make it easier, more profitable and better for you. To own a Tacone® is to own peace of mind.

We pride ourselves on the consistent and dedicated support we offer our franchisees.

Financing
We have partnered with several banks to provide our franchisees with the best financing options, often up to 80% of the cost of your restaurant. Please review the information in this section to determine if you qualify. Once you qualify, we will help you complete the loan application to insure that you have the best opportunity to receive financing.

Site Selection
Our support begins the moment you purchase a franchise by helping you find the right location. Choosing the location for your restaurant is the single most important decision you will make. While the task of finding a location remains your primary responsibility, our experienced and aggressive Real Estate Department will provide you with a list of available locations in your preferred market that have been sourced by our office and our exclusive real estate broker. Together, they have successfully negotiated leases at some of the highest profile real estate projects in the western US, such as the Century City Shopping Center & Marketplace adjacent to Beverly Hills, Fashion Island Shopping Center in Newport Beach and Pacific Place in Seattle.

Due to the success of our restaurants, we are often offered tenancy in high-quality real estate projects and many of our current franchisees are now looking to open additional locations.

Design + Construction
Once your lease has been signed, we will refer you to our architect who will design your restaurant to maximize your sales and uphold consistency with our brand standards. We will also provide you with a list of recommended contractors to choose from to build your store at a reasonable cost.

Information Systems
You need the most advanced point-of-sale (POS) technology to best manage your business. Tacone® offers a state-of-the-art POS and accounting system. Together, they provide you with all of the information that you need to maximize your profits.

Vendors
Simplicity + consistency are the other ingredients to our success. To keep your operation as simple as possible, we have contracted with one of the largest food distributors in the world, to provide all of our restaurants with the same high quality food products and award winning customer service.

Franchise Training
The most successful franchisors demonstrate the highest level of commitment to training. We have a significant investment in your success. Tacone® operates a training facility in downtown Los Angeles that combines both a high-tech classroom and a full production kitchen to teach you the skills to operate your TACONE® business successfully.

We employ a full-time executive chef to conduct much of the franchisee training, the same individual who has developed the incredible flavors our customers have enjoyed over the years, and on which our brand is built. Our training is so complete that we provide you with your Food Handlers Certification upon successful completion of our training program. Our chef is also himself a Certified ServSafe® Instructor.

We have an individual directly responsible for training you. Mark Bailey, former Senior Vice-President of Franchise Operations at one of the largest pizza chains in the USA. Mark has been designing and implementing training programs for many years. During his tenure as Director of Training with SUBWAY® in Los Angeles, Mark was responsible for preparing hundreds of new franchisees to meet the public. He was an active participant in growing the Southern California market into the third largest development territory with the highest-average unit sales in the 17,000+ unit chain. Mark has brought a world of expertise to the design of a comprehensive 2-week training program, one which combines business education, hands-on cooking fundamentals and 'live' experience in an operating Tacone®. Once you've successfully completed your training and become a Certified Tacone® Franchisee, you'll be fully prepared to successfully operate a Tacone® restaurant.

Support and More
Our commitment to training does not end when you graduate from our Franchisee Certification Program. One of our seasoned Franchise Consultants will help you with the entire process of preparing to open your business, as well as hiring and training your employees. Your Consultant will also be there to guide you during that first crucial week of business. In addition, your Consultant will visit your restaurant at least once a month to provide you assistance with store operations, local marketing and controlling operating costs. To continue your ongoing education, we also offer regular training workshops as well as individualized preparation to become a successful multi-unit franchisee.

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