11 Fastest Growing Franchises in the US in 2018

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3. Taco Bell

Company: Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM)

Taco Bell has been around since 1962 and has been offering franchises since 1964 and is currently part of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), a large operator of quick service restaurants that also franchises KFC and Pizza Hut. Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) has over 45,000 restaurants, which includes 6,849 Taco Bell restaurants in 27 countries and territories, 90% of which are franchised. In the US, Taco Bell has 5,535 franchised restaurants as of 2017, up by 261 over the year. Opening a Taco Bell restaurant is rather expensive as the initial investment ranges from $525,000 to over $2.60 million. In addition, to acquire a Taco Bell franchise, the franchisee must have a net worth of at least $1.50 million and have $750,000 in liquid capital. Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) saw 31 funds from our database holding shares as of the end of 2017, up by one over the quarter.

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