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title: "Barberitos Founder Explains Why Now is the Best Time to Purchase a Franchise"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/918c101b-fe15-42a7-b774-dfc524193254
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20201117_barberitos_founder_explains_why_now_is_the_best_time_to_purchase_a_franchis.html
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
published: 2020-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:32:40.054Z
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# Barberitos Founder Explains Why Now is the Best Time to Purchase a Franchise

**TL;DR:** Barberitos founder Downing Barber believes now is the perfect time to purchase a franchise due to depressed real estate prices and opportunities for growth. He cites five reasons, including low real estate prices, cheap borrowing, low gas and food prices, and increased sales opportunities.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-11-17. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20201117_barberitos_founder_explains_why_now_is_the_best_time_to_purchase_a_franchis.html).*

## Story

“I’ve heard others say that the restaurant industry is bottoming out, but that’s not what Barberitos is experiencing,” said Barber. “We have been creative to discover ways to differentiate ourselves with marketing and creating unique sales opportunities.”

Barber’s “Top Five” reasons to become a franchisee today:

1. **Real estate prices are depressed** - with a glut of property available, the ability to secure a good location is on the rise and landlords are willing to negotiate on price

2. **Money is cheap to borrow** - loans are readily available with low interest rates

3. **Gas prices are down** - transportation costs for goods continue to remain at low prices

4. **Food prices are dow**n - cost for food is down compared to recent times

5. **Increase in sales opportunities** - restaurants have become more creative and have implemented additional avenues to sell, including curbside and mobile

Barberitos is a Southwestern Grille dedicated to serving farm-fresh, high-quality food in a fast-casual restaurant environment. Many of the restaurants’ menu items are prepared or cooked in-house daily, including hand-smashed guacamole, home-made salsas, fresh-cut vegetables as well as chicken, steak, pork, turkey, tofu, rice and beans.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchising (topic)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- Barberitos (company)
- growth opportunities (topic)
- franchise purchase (topic)
- real estate prices (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20201117_barberitos_founder_explains_why_now_is_the_best_time_to_purchase_a_franchis.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/918c101b-fe15-42a7-b774-dfc524193254).