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Also known as Qdoba, Qdoba Grill, Qdoba Mexican Grill

Qdoba ( ) is a chain of fast casual restaurants in the United States and Canada serving Mexican-style cuisine. After 15 years as a wholly owned subsidiary of Jack in the Box, the company was sold to a consortium of funds led by Apollo Global Management in March 2018. In October 2022, Qdoba was acquired by Butterfly Equity. At the time of the acquisition, Qdoba had nearly 750 locations across North America. It is the No. 2 player and No. 1 franchisor of Mexican fast-casual dining in North America.

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  • History
  • Butterfly Equity Ownership
  • International
  • Fare
  • Competition
  • Incidents and lawsuits
  • White City Shopping Center
  • 2015 typhoid incident
  • Violation of child labor laws
  • Glenwood Springs food contamination
  • Gestation crates
  • See also
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Qdoba ( ) is a chain of fast casual restaurants in the United States and Canada serving Mexican-style cuisine. After 15 years as a wholly owned subsidiary of Jack in the Box, the company was sold to a consortium of funds led by Apollo Global Management in March 2018. In October 2022, Qdoba was acquired by Butterfly Equity. At the time of the acquisition, Qdoba had nearly 750 locations across North America. It is the No. 2 player and No. 1 franchisor of Mexican fast-casual dining in North America.

==History== This chain traces its origins to the opening of the Zuma Fresh Mexican Grill in 1995 by Colorado native Anthony Miller and partner Robert Hauser at Grant Street and Sixth Avenue in Denver, which is still in operation. thumb|left|Interior of a Qdoba restaurant, Woodbridge, Virginia

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