Franchise opportunities compared

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC vs Taco Bell Corp.

    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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    $1,336,500 – $3,226,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Taco Bell Corp.

    $152,250 – $1,766,250

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    $40,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 34

    Taco Bell Corp.

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 36

    Taco Bell Corp.

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC and Taco Bell Corp. disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    $1,336,500 – $3,226,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Taco Bell Corp.

    $152,250 – $1,766,250
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    $40,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 34

    Taco Bell Corp.

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

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    5%
    Royalty Fee and Surcharge — 5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 36

    Taco Bell Corp.

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    $100
    Late Charge: 5% of the unpaid amount or $100, whichever is greater, on royalties, advertising payments, and other amounts unpaid within 10 days.
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 38

    Taco Bell Corp.

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Taco Bell Corp.

    235
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Taco Bell Corp.

    −1
    Calculated: 236 at end of 2023 → 235 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Taco Bell Corp.

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

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Taco Bell Corp.

    1964
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Taco Bell Corp.

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    7 stores
    other Stores meeting/exceeding mean
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 92
    Taco Bell Corp.

    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.

    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC vs Taco Bell Corp.: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC or Taco Bell Corp.?
    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC: $1,336,500 – $3,226,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Taco Bell Corp.: $152,250 – $1,766,250 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Taco Bell Corp.. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC and Taco Bell Corp. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Sauce Pizza Wine BQ Concepts LLC has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Taco Bell Corp. makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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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