How much does a Tortilla Manufacturing & Distribution cost to buy?

A typical Tortilla Manufacturing & Distribution sells for 3x to 5x seller's discretionary earnings. With estimated SDE of $180K, expect to pay roughly $540K to $900K before adjustments for assets, debt, growth, and local market quality.

How much does it cost to start a Tortilla Manufacturing & Distribution?

Startup costs range from $250K to $1.5M depending on location, equipment, and scale.

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Tortilla Manufacturing & Distribution

Mexican restaurants need tortillas every single day

Bottom line

Worth studying, but do not buy without strong local proof.

Wholesale tortilla bakeries press, cook, and pack corn and flour tortillas for restaurants, grocery stores, and food-service distributors. Daily delivery routes generate sticky B2B revenue — a single Mexican restaurant might buy 10,000 tortillas per week. The category is growing 6%+ annually and remains highly fragmented at the regional level.

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Acquisition score

Margin · multiple · SBA data

42Fair

Avg revenue

$1.5M/yr

$600K–$5M range

Profit margin

12%

~$180K SDE

Multiple

3–5×

of SDE

Est. buy price

$540K–$900K

startup: $250K–$1.5M

How It Works

Industrial tortilla machines (Lawrence, BE&SCO) produce 10,000-60,000 tortillas/hour. Refrigerated route trucks deliver daily or 3x/week to restaurants, taquerias, and grocery accounts. Pricing runs $0.05-$0.12 per tortilla wholesale; margins compound on volume and route density.

BizBite verdict

Watch / verify

Tortilla Manufacturing & Distribution has enough high-level data for a first look, but BizBite has not assigned a category-specific operating model yet. Treat the score as preliminary.

42Fair

low data confidence · 40/100medium financing fit

Why it may work

No strong positives yet. More verified data needed.

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Deal Calculator

Priced off $180K SDE — can this deal service its own debt?

1.72×

DSCR · Lender-comfortable

Purchase multiple — 4.0× SDE ($720K)

Category range: 3×–5× SDE

Down payment — 10% ($72K)

SBA minimum equity injection is 10% for change-of-ownership

Interest rate — 10.50%

Typical SBA 7(a) range: 9.5–12% (prime-based)

Loan term — 10 years

Standard SBA 7(a): 10 years for business acquisition

Purchase price

$720K

4.0× of $180K SDE

Cash to close

$94K

$72K down + ~3% closing

Debt service

$9K/mo

$105K/yr on $648K loan

Cash-on-cash

80%

cash back in ~15 mo

Debt service coverage · what the lender sees

1.72×+$6K/mo after debt

Most SBA lenders want ≥1.25× coverage; 1.5×+ is a strong file.

SDE = revenue × margin estimate for this niche; it includes owner compensation, so budget your salary out of cash flow. Excludes working-capital injection, capex reserves, and taxes. Actual SBA terms vary by lender and borrower.

Pros

+Daily-consumption product with extreme account stickiness
+Hispanic food category growing 6%+ annually with no signs of slowing
+Highly fragmented industry — easy roll-up opportunities
+Multi-channel: restaurants, retail, food-service distributors

Cons

-Capital-intensive equipment with ~10-year depreciation
-Thin margins on commodity inputs (masa, flour, oil)
-Refrigerated logistics required for fresh tortillas

Best For

Operators with food-manufacturing or route-distribution experience in Hispanic-dense markets

Operating Costs

Major costs: masa harina/flour, packaging film, refrigerated delivery trucks and drivers, plant utilities (gas-fired griddles), production line workers, and food-safety compliance (USDA/SQF).