Franchise opportunities compared
Del Taco vs Dogs & Cream
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.
Before you compare
- Del Taco figures come from its 2025 FDD and Dogs & Cream figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Del Taco discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Del Taco has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | DTDel Taco | D&Dogs & Cream |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $1,041,200 – $3,321,000 2025 FDD · Item 7 | $278,800 – $799,300 Total initial investment lower estimate 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $40,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $2.00 royalty fees will be reduced to 1% of net sales during the first year of operations, — 2% 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21 | 5% Standard monthly royalty gross revenues percentage subject to minimum after six full months 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $4.00 machines), newspaper stands, slot machines, wireless, or similar machines. Marketing — 4% 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 | $1.00 National Advertising Contributions — 1% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | 2 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | +1 Calculated: 1 at end of 2023 → 2 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | 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 | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation |
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.