--- title: "Del Taco Operator Opens 11th New Mexico Location With An Eye On 12" url: https://burnaze.com/article/26d66f7a-144a-4154-a9fc-472d53c005d0 source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/del_taco_operator_opens_11th_new_mexico_location_with_an_eye_on_12.html author: "Multi-Unit Franchisee" category: "Mexican" industry: "Restaurants" segment: "Mexican" topics: ["Development & multi-unit"] published: 2020-01-23T09:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T02:43:14.133Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/5083_plate.jpg --- # Del Taco Operator Opens 11th New Mexico Location With An Eye On 12 **TL;DR:** Dennis Ekstrom, a Del Taco operator, has opened his 11th location in New Mexico and plans to open a 12th location in Albuquerque by the end of the year. The Del Taco brand has more than 580 locations across 15 states. *By Multi-Unit Franchisee, originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-01-23. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/del_taco_operator_opens_11th_new_mexico_location_with_an_eye_on_12.html).* ## Story Dennis Ekstrom has more than 20 years of franchise industry experience and has used that background to grow a nice portfolio of Del Taco restaurants in New Mexico. His Diamondback LLC just opened its 11th Del Taco location in Espanola and he's already planning his next restaurant in Albuquerque before the end of the year. "When you invest in a growing, profitable business like Del Taco, each opening gets more exciting than the next," said Ekstrom. "The turn of the decade gave us renewed energy, and I'm thrilled to be a part of a brand that matches our enthusiasm. We've built quite the fandom in New Mexico, and there's still more development opportunities on the horizon." The Del Taco brand has more than 580 locations across 15 states. - Get Started in Franchising - Franchise Rankings & Awards - Franchise Sales & Development - Featured Franchise Stories Franchising.com is produced by Franchise Update Media. Franchise Update Media has its finger on the pulse of franchising with unrivalled audience intelligence and market driven data. No media company understands the franchise landscape deeper than Franchise Update Media. 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 300A Washington, DC 20005 PH. (408) 402-5681 - Franchisee Financing & Lending - Site Selection & Real Estate - Supply Chain & Procurement - Annual Franchise Development Report - Multi-Unit Franchising Conference - Franchise Growth & Marketing Conference - Franchise Leadership & Development Conference - Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine - Franchise Update Magazine - Franchise Update Franchisor Report - Franchising Express Report - International Franchise Report - Multi-Unit Franchisee Report The multi-unit franchise opportunities listed above are not related to or endorsed by Multi-Unit Franchisee or Franchise Update Media Group. We are not engaged in, supporting, or endorsing any specific franchise, business opportunity, company or individual. No statement in this site is to be construed as a recommendation. We encourage prospective franchise buyers to perform extensive due diligence when considering a franchise opportunity. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Restaurants (sector) - unit expansion (topic) - franchise development (topic) - Multi-Unit Franchisee (person) - Del Taco (company) - multi-unit franchising (topic) - new mexico (location) - Albuquerque (location) --- Originally reported by Multi-Unit Franchisee, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/del_taco_operator_opens_11th_new_mexico_location_with_an_eye_on_12.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/26d66f7a-144a-4154-a9fc-472d53c005d0).