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![]() | Jack in the BoxWe don't make it 'til you order it. |

Business Type
FranchiseMin Liquid Capital
$1,123,573 to $2,450,303Number of Units
2,049In Business Since
1951* For Current Info See:
Franchise Disclosure Document

Overview
Jack in the Box Inc. is now offering a unique opportunity to partner with one of the most popular brands in the quick-serve restaurant industry. We're looking for franchise candidates that have the financial and operational wherewithal to develop multiple Jack in the Box® restaurant locations. Yes, this is your chance-in-a-lifetime to operate your very own Jack in the Box restaurant. Unlike our major QSR competitors, most Jack in the Box restaurants are company-operated. Our long-term goals are to grow the percentage of franchise ownership in the Jack in the Box brand by approximately 5 percent annually and to move toward a range of franchise ownership more closely aligned with that of QSR industry. To achieve these goals, we are selling many existing company restaurants to franchisees and selling development agreements for new restaurants in new markets.
Products & Services
Jack in the Box Inc., founded in 1951, is a restaurant company that operates and franchises Jack in the Box® restaurants and, through a wholly owned subsidiary, Qdoba Mexican Grill® in a combined 42 states. The company also operates more than 50 proprietary convenience stores called Quick Stuff®, which include a major-branded fuel station and are developed adjacent to a full-size Jack in the Box restaurant. Jack in the Box is among the nation's leading fast-food hamburger chains, with more than 2,100 quick-serve restaurants in 17 states. As the first major hamburger chain to develop and expand the concept of drive-thru dining, Jack in the Box has always emphasized on-the-go convenience, with approximately 85 percent of the half-billion guests served annually buying food at the drive-thru or for take-out. In addition to drive-thru windows, most restaurants have indoor dining areas and are open 18-24 hours a day.
Training & Support

Design and Construction
Based on site specific information provided by the franchisee, our Architecture and Engineering department can prepare a schematic site plan indicating the placement of a proposed prototype facility on the site as well as identify parking areas, landscaped areas and access to adjoining streets or properties. In addition, the department can provide standard prototypical building plans and specifications reflecting the requirements for design, decoration, furnishings, layout, equipment, fixtures and signs for Jack in the Box® restaurants.
Training
Jack in the Box has one of the most sophisticated training systems in the quick-service industry. Our blended training approach spans 10 weeks, and incorporates classroom content, computer-based learning and applied in-restaurant developmental activities.
Information Technology
Jack in the Box uses the latest touch-screen POS technology in our front-of-house POS systems. Our back-of-house management information system includes a suite of applications that help the restaurant's operations. Each restaurant is connected to a satellite communications network that is used to send and receive information to and from each restaurant.
Marketing
Our team of marketing professionals will provide every franchisee with the high level of service and support to facilitate innovative new product introductions, sales-building consumer promotions, compelling advertising and effective media planning, dynamic local marketing and exciting merchandising materials. Our on-going support includes strategic brand planning, competitive analysis, new product testing and menu optimization, driven by consumer-based research as needed.
Operations
Our Regional Franchise Directors (RFDs) will provide high quality support in compliance with system standards. We take an aggressive role in stimulating sales to achieve greater franchise and company profitability. The RFDs will conduct meetings when appropriate, regular field operation visits, restaurant facility audits, training for system changes and rollouts for new programs and products.
Procurement & Distribution
Our world-class Purchasing group partners with suppliers to provide low prices, strong R&D support, reliable supply and food and plant safety guidelines. Our goal is to provide each company-operated and franchised restaurant we serve with a sustainable, reliable supply network that provides the most cost-effective sourcing in the industry.
Finance
Our Finance group reviews most of the major franchise lending sources in the industry. They will provide a list of third party finance companies that work with Jack in the Box franchisees, from equipment leasing to new restaurant development.
Why Jack in the Box?

So, you're considering a career in the high-flying, glamorous world of fast food. Let's get this out on the table right away - there are those who will doubt your dream. They'll tell you only losers work in fast food. Yeah? Well we'll tell you this: if there are losers, they don't work for Jack. This isn't just any fast food place. This is Jack in the Box®. This is the big time. Jack in the Box has created some of the most powerful ideas and distinctive menu items in the fast-food industry, from the first breakfast sandwich to the first portable salad to the most innovative food safety advancements in the industry. If you can dream it, if you can eat it, you can do it at Jack in the Box.
Jack in the Box pioneered a number of firsts in the quick-serve industry. It was the first major fast-food chain that started as a drive-thru, and it was also the first to introduce menu items that are now staples on most fast-food menu boards, including a breakfast sandwich and portable salad. Today, Jack in the Box offers a broad selection of distinctive, innovative products targeted at the adult fast-food consumer, including hamburgers, specialty sandwiches, salads and real ice cream shakes. Hamburgers represent the core of the menu, including the signature Jumbo Jack®, Sourdough Jack®, Ultimate Cheeseburger, and Jack's newest product - the 100% Sirloin Burger. And, because value is important to fast-food customers, the company also offers value-priced products on "Jack's Value Menu," including tacos, a chicken sandwich and Breakfast Jack®.
Are You a Good Fit for Jack in the Box?

It's Good Doing Business With Jack
Franchising opportunities now available for Jack in the Box restuarants.
Jack in the Box® is a convenience driven restaurant chain. A vast majority of Jack in the Box customers come from within two miles or six minutes driving time. In order to maximize that convenience factor, it is vital that prospective sites be the most accessible and visible locations available.
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST FOR A MARK VIII STYLE RESTAURANT (excluding Land and Financing): $1,123,573 - $2,450,303. Financing rates, lease rates, cash injection, loan or lease fees, creditworthiness, lender selection and interest rates, closing costs and factors may vary significantly. The Mark VIIIZ building style is the building style currently approved for new construction. A new prototype is under development, but we expect construction costs to be similar.