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title: "Silicon Valley Business Journal: Franchisees Find Freedom with Togo's Proven Business Model"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4286d99c-d965-4e51-b3e6-b9d779b96f3e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/silicon-valley-business-journal-franchisees-find-freedom-with-togos-proven-business-model-2703630
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2017-08-09T20:15:32.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:03:36.249Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/97868560afa061eadef6fba6d6b010c34770.jpg
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# Silicon Valley Business Journal: Franchisees Find Freedom with Togo's Proven Business Model

**TL;DR:** Togo's franchisee Letha Tran found success with the brand's proven business model, growing from a single unit to three locations. There are over 76,000 individual franchise locations in California alone, with the number continuing to grow.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-08-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/silicon-valley-business-journal-franchisees-find-freedom-with-togos-proven-business-model-2703630).*

## Story

Letha Tran found Togo's at the age of 32-year-old, when she was ready to become her own boss and get out of the 9-to-5 slump. She immediately enjoyed the support and guidance from the corporate staff as she became a single unit franchisee, and quickly grew to a three-unit Togo's owner.

"It was very scary because I left a very comfortable, well-paying job to do this," she told the Silicon Valley Reporter. "I wanted to work for myself - I wanted to own my own business and I took that leap of faith."

Tran is not the only one in this same position. In fact, in California alonw, there are more than 76,000 individual franchise locations and the number is continuing to grow.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- California (location)
- franchise success (topic)
- business model (topic)
- TOGO'S (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/silicon-valley-business-journal-franchisees-find-freedom-with-togos-proven-business-model-2703630). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4286d99c-d965-4e51-b3e6-b9d779b96f3e).