Menu Innovation
Get anything on our diverse 24/7 menu at any time - day or night.
At Jack in the Box, we’ve noticed there’s a wide range of reasons franchisees decide to invest in our restaurants. Below you'll find a few of the most common reasons to own a Jack in the Box Franchise.
Get anything on our diverse 24/7 menu at any time - day or night.
Access to 3,750 potential locations in new and existing U.S. markets.
Roughly 90% of our 500M annual guests choose drive-thru or take-out.
Our menu offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and late-night.
Build a following with our online ordering and customer loyalty app.
At Jack in the Box, our average franchisee owns more than 15 locations.
Have you ever wondered how much a Jack in the Box Franchise makes? These numbers from Item 19 of our most recent Franchise Disclosure Document show you how much our average store earns per year.
Average Unit Volume
Stores in the USA
Years in Business
Jack in the Box has always been the place for those who live outside the box. Where you can try new things and order what you want when you want it - while always getting it fast, hot, and fresh.
Jack in the Box was founded in 1951 and has developed a loyal customer base with a strong reputation for thinking outside the box when it comes to fast food.
When our first location opened in San Diego in 1951, it had a big jack-in-the-box clown on the roof. It was also one of the first restaurants with a drive-thru system. Plus, burgers only cost 18 cents!
While many QSRs offer two to three-dayparts, Jack is known for our five-daypart menu. And we offer every menu item all day, every day. Jack fans count on us to be open whenever they’re hungry, serving whatever they crave no matter the time. Menu variety and 24-hour accessibility are important drivers of our success and unmatched brand loyalty.
Our menu sets us apart based on our original approach to bold flavor fusions, variety, authenticity, attention to quality, and fresh preparation. We operate in the primary food category of burgers, but we have a unique product line in relation to our competition. The Sourdough Jack and Jumbo Jack are some of our best-selling burgers. However, we’re also well-known for our tacos and 24-hour breakfast menu. Add in the variety of chicken sandwiches, egg rolls, fajitas, salads, old-fashioned shakes, and our famous curly fries – you can see why we’re different from the other traditional burger franchise concepts.
Jack in the Box was named the 2022 Transformational Brand of the Year by QSR Magazine. Visit the link below to learn what makes us one of the best burger franchise opportunities.
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Estimated Initial Investment: $1,810,600 - $4,207,500
Minimum Liquidity: $500,000*
Minimum Net Worth: $1.5MM*
*Will Vary By Commitment
Franchise Fee: $50k per Location
5% Royalty of Gross Sales
5% Marketing Fee of Gross Sales
Jack in the Box is actively growing across the country with potential opportunities in all 50 states. Ready to bring Jack in the Box to your community? Click the button to learn more.
Our flexible construction plan allows us to build locations in a wide variety of traditional & non-traditional venues like...
We're looking for franchise partners to expand our footprint throughout the United States of America. Our ideal candidate is someone with...
Our flexible construction plan allows us to build locations in a wide variety of traditional & non-traditional Jack in the Box venues like...
We're looking for franchise partners to expand our footprint throughout the United States of America. Our ideal candidate is someone with...
The estimated initial investment for a Jack in the Box Franchise is $1,810,600 - $4,207,500 excluding land, financing, and certain other costs. We provide a breakdown of this number in our Item 7 found in our Franchise Disclosure Document.
Due to the cost of opening a restaurant with Jack in the Box, we have three minimum financial requirements all potential franchisees must meet.
Minimum Liquidity: $500,000
Minimum Net Worth: $1.5MM
Franchise Fee: $50k per Location
If you’re unable to meet these requirements, there are many potential sources of liquidity that may be overlooked. For example:
Business Partners
Stocks & Bonds
Home Equity
401k Rollovers
These are just a few of the options you may like to consider in order to meet our financial requirements.
Yes! We use a multi-pronged approach to help you find real estate for your markets. Our team is able to give you a comprehensive market analysis utilizing various tools. This will give you a better understanding of options to build your restaurant.
Industry Leading GIS Software: We utilize sophisticated GIS software to help identify potential market points using dozens of data points to help narrow down your search for great potential locations.
Boots-on-the-Ground: Additionally, we also employ a traditional "boots on the ground" approach by having our internal Real Estate Development Managers drive through markets to confirm what our GIS software shows as potential locations. No software can tell you what a ride through your market can.
Leveraging Third Parties: In some cases, we will work with third-party brokers to provide additional insights to expand on our digital and physical site identification tools.
At Jack in the Box, we are here to support you with all of your real estate needs.
Below, we provide our preferred site criteria for our new MK12 Prototype.
Preferred Site Criteria:
Land Size: +25,000 SF
Building Size: 1,350 - 2,400 SF
Population: +10,000 (1 mile)
Employment: +3,000 (1 mile)
Avg. Household Income: $65,000
Traffic Counts: +25,000 (daily)
Site Characteristics:
Free-Standing / Out-Parcel Pads
End Cap
Ground Lease & Purchase
Ingress / Egress
Visibility &Signage
Drive-Thru Required
No, Jack in the Box does not build franchised restaurants. What we do provide is an entire construction team with a dedicated Construction Manager that will walk you through the construction process. We will provide you with a list of preferred contractors who are already familiar with building our stores. Your Construction Manager will be with you every step of the way making sure you're supported during the construction of your restaurant.
You have the option to chose your own General Contractor, but all GC's must go through our internal approval process to make sure they have the requirements and capabilities to build a restaurant of our size, spec, and scale.
Yes, we do! Our flexible design allows us to adapt our model to fit in areas such as stadiums, airports, college campuses, and many others.
All our franchisees enjoy a comprehensive training program to learn our system. Through a combination of computer-based and on-the-job training, you'll receive training on topics such as:
Point-of-Sale System
Ordering and Inventory Tracking
Marketing and Advertising
Information Technology
Setting and Achieving Growth Goals
By the time your training is complete, you should feel confident about operating your new restaurant.
Yes! We offer custom marketing plans, local marketing initiatives, and an interactive marketing website to get the word out about your locations.
At Jack in the Box, we can go as fast as you are willing to go. The process to become a franchisee with Jack in the Box typically ranges from 90 - 120 days.
All our franchisees have access to our 24/7 help desk along with our restaurant support team.
Once you get started on your franchise journey, you'll be working with some of the most experienced and dedicated members of the Franchising Industry. We work with our franchisees every step of the way.
Hear what franchise owners at Jack in the Box have to say about working with our iconic burger franchise.
"I know all of the executives and I trust them a lot. When you know they're competent and doing a great job, it makes it easy to invest in the brand."
"My favorite part about the Jack in the Box franchise community is everybody gets along as a family. We typically get together at least once per year."
"If you're willing to put in the work and do things the right way, there is a lot of success to be had here at Jack in the Box."
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