become an original grilled cheese truck franchisee!
Here's Your Chance to Become the Newest Member of Our Cheesy Family!
FOODIE ENTREPRENEURS! BRAND NEW, LIMITED TIME opportunity to OWN your choice of an award-winning Original Grilled Cheese Truck retail store, mobile truck, kiosk, pop-up kitchen, or mobile cart selling gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, soups, Tater Tots®, dipping sauces, desserts, beverages, and other authorized products under the trade name “Original Grilled Cheese Truck”!
Profit off the creative energies of Chef Dave Danhi, the founder and culinary force behind the Original Grilled Cheese Truck! Chef Danhi has been engaged in the restaurant and food business for 30 years, and has received numerous accolades including the Robert Mondovi Award of Culinary Excellence (naming him one of the country's top rising star chefs in 1994), best restaurant of the year in 1993 by numerous magazines including Bon Appétit, Esquire, and Travel and Leisure, and best crab cakes in Los Angeles two years in a row. His grilled cheese sandwiches have received numerous accolades and social media notoriety including:
- Time Out L.A.: Winner of 2017 Inaugural Grilled Cheese Meltdown
- TheFabLifeShow: Chrissy Teigen and Lauren Makk Take Over The Grilled Cheese Truck
- Travelers Today: Travel Tips: Five To-Die-For Food Trucks in L.A
LA Times: The Grilled Cheese Truck and O.C. Rescue Mission feed stomachs and souls - OC Weekly: Creating Jobs for Veterans at The Grilled Cheese Truck
- Eater LA: The State of LA’s Gourmet Food Truck Scene, With Dave Danhi of The Grilled Cheese Truck
- The Daily Meal: Los Angeles 15 Best Foot Trucks of 2013
In addition to its commitment to culinary innovation, the entire team behind the Original Grilled Cheese Truck is committed to using the best available ingredients in producing the best gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, soups, salads, and side dishes. We strive to use fresh ingredients in the preparation of our sandwiches, as opposed to frozen or canned goods. Further, all of our ingredients are and will continue to be side-by-side taste-tested for quality prior to use.
Food Truck Franchise Economics:
$400,000 Annual Gross Revenue (based on U.S. National Average)
$35,000 Franchise Fee
$25,000 Franchise Fee for Veterans
$35,000 Estimated Annual Costs (Varies by Location)
8% Annual Royalty Fee (Based on Gross Sales)
The Original Grilled Cheese Truck has a unique “Veterans First” Franchise Program that offers a discount on a franchise purchase price and helps secure the financing necessary to acquire a franchise through the numerous financing services available to veterans.
If you are considering becoming an owner of a small business in a fast-growing market characterized by a low capital entry cost, an established brand, geographic exclusivity, and a universally appealing product line, then the Original Grilled Cheese Truck is the franchise for you!
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Franchise Relations Contact
The Grilled Cheese Truck, Inc.
990 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 401
Miami, Florida 33132
Phone: 786.749.1221