Overview
- Del Taco assumed direct control of 17 restaurants after terminating its franchise agreement with Newport Ventures following financial defaults and a lender withdrawal.
- The phased reopenings kicked off last weekend with the Colorado Springs Space Center Drive location, followed by re-openings in Firestone and Lone Tree.
- Many staff from the former franchisee have been rehired by Del Taco corporate to operate the newly reopened sites.
- The Aurora restaurant at 3465 N. Salida Street remains closed indefinitely with no timetable for its reopening.
- A single Grand Junction location under a different franchisee never closed during the February shutdown.