Taco Bell

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Taco Bell
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFast Food
FoundedMarch 21, 1962 (Downey, California)
HeadquartersIrvine, California, United States
Key people
Glen Bell (founder)
Greg Creed (president/CEO)
ProductsTacos, burritos, and other Tex-Mex cuisine-related fast food
RevenueIncrease$1.8 billion USD (2005)
Number of employees
175,000+
ParentYum! Brands
Websitetacobell.com

Taco Bell is a fast food restaurant that started in the United States in 1962. There are restaurants now in certain parts of Canada, Asia, Europe, United Kingdom and Australia. It serves Mexican-style food. It was started by Glen Bell and is a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. Taco Bell's menu has items such as tacos, burritos, soft drinks, chalupas, gorditas, and nachos. There are 7,000 Taco Bells in the United States. Some Taco Bells are merged with KFCs. Taco Bell also introduced a new logo in 2016.

Clothing line[change | change source]

Man wearing a white Taco Bell hooded sweatshirt, part of the 2017 Forever 21 Taco Bell collection

In 2017, Forever 21 produced a clothing line in partnership with Taco Bell, featuring branded T-shirts and sweatshirts, as well as bodysuits made to look like Border Sauce packets.[1][2]

In November 2019, Taco Bell announced Taco Bell's Taco Shop, an online store with Taco Bell branded merchandise including hoodies and tees, holiday ornaments, inflatable sauce packets, and wedding-related items.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. McCarthy, Kelly (October 12, 2017). "Taco Bell launches limited edition clothing line with Forever 21". ABC News. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. Strutner, Suzy (October 11, 2017). "Taco Bell Just Released A Fashion Line, And It's Kind Of Amazing". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. Harding, Carolyn (December 20, 2019). "Fast Food Brands Turn To Custom Merchandise To Engage Consumers". Digital Media Solutions. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

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