Del Taco is a Mexican-American quick-service chain founded in 1964, serving burritos and fries prepared in each restaurant's kitchen with a drive-thru. It had 576 restaurants in 18 states at the end of September 2025, 77 per cent of them franchised. Jack in the Box owned it until selling the business to Yadav Enterprises on 22 December 2025.
Yadav Enterprises is a privately held company headquartered in United States. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Yadav Enterprises is a California corporation that bought Del Taco Holdings Inc. from Jack in the Box Inc. in a stock purchase agreed on 15 October 2025 and completed on 22 December 2025, for $115 million in cash before adjustments. Anil Yadav signed the agreement as buyer guarantor. Jack in the Box has since sued the buyer in the Delaware Court of Chancery over unpaid transition-service fees.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States.
478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Del Taco is not one of them.
Jack in the Box agreed on 15 October 2025 to sell all the equity of Del Taco Holdings Inc. to Yadav Enterprises, Inc. for $115 million in cash, subject to closing adjustments, and completed the sale on 22 December 2025. It had announced in April 2025 that it was exploring alternatives for Del Taco, and the sale left it with the Jack in the Box brand alone. The company's annual report for the year to September 2025 was filed before closing and still lists Del Taco among its brands. In March 2026 it sued the buyer in Delaware over unpaid transition-service fees.
The parent company of Del Taco is Yadav Enterprises, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Del Taco American?
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Yes. Del Taco originated in the United States in 1964 and its owner, Yadav Enterprises, is also headquartered in the United States.
When did Yadav Enterprises buy Del Taco?
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Yadav Enterprises completed its acquisition of Del Taco on 22 December 2025, after announcing the deal on 15 October 2025. The deal was valued at $115 million (enterprise value).
Is Del Taco still owned by Yadav Enterprises?
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Yes. As of 7 October 2026, Del Taco is still owned by Yadav Enterprises. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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