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    D.P. Dough vs Del Taco

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    D.P. Dough2026 FDDDel Taco2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    D.P. Dough

    $120,980 – $359,910

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Del Taco

    $1,041,200 – $3,321,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    D.P. Dough

    Not available

    Del Taco

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    D.P. Dough

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Del Taco

    2%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    Before you compare

    • D.P. Dough figures come from its 2026 FDD and Del Taco figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • D.P. Dough and Del Taco disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (D.P. Dough: 5, Del Taco: 57). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    D.P. Dough

    $120,980 – $359,910
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Del Taco

    $1,041,200 – $3,321,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    D.P. Dough

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Del Taco

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    D.P. Dough

    5%
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Del Taco

    2%
    royalty fees will be reduced to 1% of net sales during the first year of operations, — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    D.P. Dough

    1%
    Advertising rate — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Del Taco

    4%
    machines), newspaper stands, slot machines, wireless, or similar machines. Marketing — 4% — 4%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    D.P. Dough

    58
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54

    Del Taco

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    D.P. Dough

    +2
    Calculated: 56 at end of 2023 → 58 at end of 2025

    Del Taco

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    D.P. Dough

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Del Taco

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    D.P. Dough

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Del Taco

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    D.P. Dough

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Del Taco

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    D.P. Dough
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Fourth Quartile of franchisee-owned Reporting Restaurants
    $487,257
    other Fourth Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second Quartile of franchisee-owned Reporting Restaurants
    5 restaurants
    other Second Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top Quartile of franchisee-owned Reporting Restaurants
    4 restaurants
    other Top Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    +2 more groups in the full report
    Del Taco
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Freestanding company-owned — 2024
    $92,502
    other Table19-2A Benefits
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised freestanding
    $1,524,836
    other Franchised freestanding Median Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised same-store sales
    -32.3 percent
    other Franchised same-store sales Lowest Same Store Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    +54 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    D.P. Dough vs Del Taco: common questions

    Which costs less to open, D.P. Dough or Del Taco?
    D.P. Dough: $120,980 – $359,910 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Del Taco: $1,041,200 – $3,321,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for D.P. Dough. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do D.P. Dough and Del Taco royalties compare?
    D.P. Dough: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); Del Taco: 2% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do D.P. Dough and Del Taco disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    D.P. Dough has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups; Del Taco has reviewed Item 19 figures for 57 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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