OGDEN, Utah — The Taco Maker has opened two new stores in the Kissimmee area as part of its expansion plans for Florida.
Motivator Investment Partners (MIP), a company formed by Manuel Viota and Ramon Martinez, signed a development agreement with The Taco Maker Inc. to open a minimum of 150 franchises in Florida. The stores are projected to create 2,700 immediate jobs and up to 4,000 jobs indirectly. MIP already has signed agreements for 110 stores in Florida and projects to open at least 25 in 2008. Motivator Investment Partners will open its offices in Central Florida to provide operations support to its stores all over the state.
Taco Maker is one of three concepts under the The Taco Maker Inc. umbrella, an international franchise system with more than 185 units open in the United States, Latin America and the Far East. The Taco Maker restaurant is the largest Mexican quick-service restaurant in Puerto Rico and serves tacos, burritos, nachos, quesadillas, salads and desserts.
TTM's other two brands include Jake's Over The Top — a 1950s-style QSR offering a line of hamburgers, sandwiches, chicken tenders, fries, onion rings and ice cream treats — and Mayan Juice — a quick-service concept offering fruit smoothies and health boosters.
