Escobar Restaurant - Franchise
Quick Summary
Esco is owned by Grammy award winning rapper, 2 Chainz and serial entrepreneur Snoop Dillard. Snoop has been in the hospitality industry for over 9 years and together they decided to open their first Esco location over 7 years. Learn more now!
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Escobar Restaurant
Business Cost, Fees & Facts for 2026
| Minimum Cash Required | $100,000 |
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Escobar Restaurant - Franchise
Franchising Opportunities Available
An extraordinary opportunity has arrived with the option to be an Esco Restaurant & Tapas Franchisee.
Franchise Requirements for Esco:
- 150k – liquid
- 2 years tax returns
- 3 months Bank statements
- 680 min credit score
Our Story
Esco is owned by Grammy award winning rapper, 2 Chainz and serial entrepreneur Snoop Dillard. Snoop has been in the hospitality industry for over 9 years and together they decided to open their first Esco location over 7 years. The downtown Atlanta location has been open for over 5 years and the Morrow location will turn 3 this December. After putting much needed systems in operations in place the two have decided to franchise their wildly popular and successful restaurant brand.
Franchise Advantages
- Over 5 Years Successfully Building A Celebrity Endorsed Brand
- Replicable Systems That Generate Revenue
- Franchise Co-Owned By Grammy Award Winning Rapper, 2 Chainz
Brand Differentiators and Competitive Advantages of Our Product/Service:
- Full service menu
- Mercedes DJ booth
- Celebrity owned
- Proven success model
Current Industry Conditions, Advantages, and Projections:
- Sales have been growing 20% annually
- East to start since there are a lot of 2nd generation restaurant spaces available right now.
On-going Support and Marketing
- Pre-opening training for owner, management staff
- On site training during first month of opening
- Regional marketing
- Promotions and marketing by major celebrity owner as well
- Onsite visits
- On going support from our trained franchise team
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