Del Taco has signed a franchise development deal with Supremo Taco, LLC, an affiliate of the 200-unit, Dallas-based Sun Holdings, to open new units in the Dallas area throughout the next five years.
In 2010, Del Taco announced plans to open restaurants in the area, with a first location opening in Denton last November. A second location is planned for McKinney.
Sun Holdings is owned by Guillermo Perales who, since 1997, has built the company into one of the area’s top restaurant developers. Sun Holdings owns and operates more than 200 restaurants including Popeye's, Burger King Restaurants, Cici's Pizza and Golden Corral restaurants, of which Sun Holdings is the system's largest franchisee.
Sun Holdings has received the Golden Plate award from Popeye's for operations excellence. Perales, the largest Hispanic franchisee in the United States, and the 20th largest franchisee operator in the country, also is a recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
"We wanted to add a Mexican QSR concept to our portfolio and Del Taco offers the best quality and best investment opportunity," said Perales. "We wanted to bring Del Taco to Dallas because we know this market so well. More than 80 percent of our restaurants are located here. We believe there is a great opportunity for Del Taco and look forward to bringing the great taste of Del Taco to Texas."
Del Taco has more than 520 restaurants in 18 states.
