High visibility end cap and freestanding locations approximately 5000 to 6000 square feet, located no more than 100 feet from the main road.
Sources for strong lunch and dinner business: trade area mix of offices, hotels and retail with surrounding upscale residential.
Median HH incomes in the top 20% for the MSA.
15,000 or more households with household income above $125,000.
Per capita incomes are 30% greater than the MSA average.
Strong co-tenancy consisting of high-end retail, entertainment venues such as movie theaters, daily needs and/or lifestyle centers.
Minimum of 30,000 vehicles per day along the main frontage road.
In-line locations will be considered if they meet the above criteria and are not more than 50 feet from the road, have signage clearly visible to passing traffic and exceptionally strong co-tenancy of shopping centers.
Maximum signage as allowed by code with ability to secure tenant panel shopping center signage and/or individual monument sign.
The ability to incorporate patios awnings and umbrellas adjacent to the premises
We will send a team of experienced trainers prior to your opening to train all new crew members. They will provide hands-on training during the opening for both the front and back of the house. The training team will remain on-site after the restaurant opens as a support unit for the management team.
As part of our ongoing commitment to quality service, we continue to upgrade and refine our training program as new training methods become available to us. As part of the Cantina Laredo system, you will have all these materials available to you. Our philosophy is that proper training is one of the key ingredients to your success as a Cantina Laredo franchisee.
We understand the value of consistent and comprehensive training standards. Our Training Department has developed a detailed and extensive program to prepare your management team to run the restaurant.
At our management training facility in Dallas, Texas, we will provide your management team with training on how to run your Cantina Laredo restaurant. In addition to classroom instruction, there is hands-on front and back of the house training in a corporate restaurant. We have also developed training programs for your employees that cover all aspects of operating your restaurant from food preparation techniques to service standards.
The Cantina Laredo Operations Manual provides operating procedures and policies to help you run your restaurant. We will provide you with recipes, manuals and materials covering food preparation, portioning and service.
Our Operations Department gives you help where you need it – in your restaurant. A Franchise Operations Consultant with years of restaurant management experience will be on-hand to help you with your opening. Your consultant will continue to support you and your management team with periodic in-store visits to help you analyze your operations, provide new product training and update your management team on new procedures to maximize your operations.