• 1. Franchising Overview
  
• 2. Our Story
  
• 3. Our Mission and Vision
  
• 4. Our Decor
  
• 5. Our Team
  
• 6. News and Press
  
• 7. Minimum Requirements
  
• 8. Site Criteria
  
• 9. Franchising Process
  
• 10. Request for Consideration
  

Franchising Process

1. Complete and Submit the Request for Consideration

Submitting this Request for Consideration tells us more about you and your intentions for acquiring a Tio Juan’s Margaritas franchise. After we receive this information, you will be sent a Tio Juan’s Margaritas franchise information package as well as a franchise application.

2. Complete a Franchise Application

We are looking for multi-unit franchisees that meet the minimum financial requirements to develop a minimum of five locations. Project cost ranges and fees and expenses associated with the below will be found in the Tio Juan’s Margaritas Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).

3. Application Review and Processing

When we receive the completed application and related required documentation, we initiate credit, business and personal reference checks to verify all submitted information. Once we have reviewed this information, if approved, the Vice President of Franchise Operations (VPFO) will set up your first personal meeting in one of our Tio Juan’s Margaritas.

4. Personal Meeting in a Tio Juan's Margaritas Restaurant

Your initial meeting will be held in one of our Tio Juan’s Margaritas restaurants with the Vice President of Franchise Operations (VPFO). At this meeting you will discuss your copy of the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) sent to you electronically prior to the meeting. The VPFO will briefly discuss the FDD and ensure all necessary signatures are in order. Next, the VPFO will explain the Tio Juan’s Margaritas brand and the possibility of you becoming a franchisee. You will come away from this meeting with a better understanding of what is required to be a suc- cessful member of the Tio Juan’s Margaritas franchise family.

5. Discovery Day Meeting

Prior to this meeting, we request the potential franchisee thoroughly review our Franchise Disclosure Document, discuss the Tio Juan’s Margaritas concept with your partners or associates, and then submit your preliminary business plans. This personal meeting is set up to help answer any questions you have regarding the FDD, to meet with the Margaritas Support Center President, Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President of Franchise Operations and other members of the Margaritas Support Center executive team, and to discuss your market development plan. In addition, at this meeting you will learn more about our franchise program and the support we offer, such as marketing, training, and information technologies. We will discuss your responsibilities to the franchise system, your personal qualifications and business objectives. This time is also used to review your business plan.

6. Executive Committee Approval and Document Preparation

After this meeting, the executive committee will review all submitted information and make the determination whether to proceed into a long term business relationship with you and your associates. If favorable, the actual timeline and terms will be agreed upon, and the documents will be prepared.