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Taco Bell announced plans in November 2017 to open 300 more urban and Cantina-style locations by 2022, with 50 to be located about New York City's five boroughs. [65] In 2019 Taco Bell opened a pop-up hotel called "The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort" for one weekend in August. Upon the announcement, the hotel was booked up in two minutes. [66]
Glen Bell was born in Lynwood, California, to Glen William Bell Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Bell (née Johnson). His parents were born in the Midwest with his mother having been born in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota and his father in Franklin County, Iowa. Bell's mother Ruth was born to a half Swedish father and a predominantly English mother.
Founded by Glen Bell in San Bernardino, California, Taco Bell has its roots in a stand called Bell's Drive-In and Taco Tia. The first Taco Bell opened in 1962 in Downey, California, and Bell began ...
A year later, PepsiCo purchased Taco Bell from founder Glen Bell. [4] In July 1986, R. J. Reynolds sold KFC to PepsiCo [4] to pay off debt from its recent purchase of Nabisco. In 1990, Hot 'n Now was acquired via Taco Bell from William Van Domelen, [5] but the company was sold in 1996. [6] In 1992, PepsiCo acquired California Pizza Kitchen.
In February 2011 the company announced it was divesting itself of its two Central American-themed chains, Taco Cabana and Pollo Tropical, in a spin-off aimed at helping the company focus on its core Burger King operations. [8] The sale of the two chains, collectively called the Fiesta Restaurant Group, was completed in May 2012. [9]
Zantigo is an American fast food restaurant chain serving Mexican food.It began operation in 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota as Zapata. With over 80 locations at its peak, Zantigo, alongside its sister/parent company Kentucky Fried Chicken, was sold to PepsiCo, with the former being merged into Taco Bell in 1986.
On 6 September 2018, Collins Foods announced that it has purchased the franchise rights to Taco Bell in Australia. [21] Collins now has plans to roll out 50 Taco Bell stores across Australia over the next 5 years. [21] As of 22 October 2023, Collins Foods operates 27 Taco Bell restaurants in Australia. [12]
Bell sold the El Tacos to his partner and built the first Taco Bell in Downey in 1962. Kermit Becky, a former Los Angeles police officer, bought the first Taco Bell franchise from Glen Bell in 1964, [39] and located it in Torrance. The company grew rapidly, and by 1967, the 100th restaurant opened at 400 South Brookhurst in Anaheim.