Dear Baja Fresh,

One of your franchise restaurants just closed in Brea, California at 2445 East Imperial Highway, Suite H.  Our family has been going there for years.  It was a shock to find they had closed.  I asked a nearby restaurant owner what happened and I was told that the Baja Fresh restaurant owners could not pay their franchise fees.  I also discovered that this location required very high rent.  I realize that a well performing corporation needs to maximize profits.  I would like to make the point that these times are stressful for most of our society.   In a perfect world the people that rent the restaurant space might have lowered their cost a bit to help this family stay in business.  In a perfect world the franchise company might have lowered their cost a bit.  In a perfect world the company that rents the store space will not receive any rent.  In a near perfect world the franchise company will not get any franchise payment from one more restaurant owner and will see their area of coverage diminish.

Have a great day,
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