Taco Bell
Taco Bell is a fast-food restaurant chain which is a division of Yum! Brands, Inc.. It originated
as a hot dog stand founded by Glen Bell in 1946. After experimenting with
alternate food items, he opened three Taco-Tia stands between 1954 and 1955.
He then sold the stands to his partners and opened the first Taco Bell in
1962. In 1978, Bell sold the chain to Pepsi. The chain was spun off
along with Pepsi's other restaurant holdings in 1997.
Taco Bell serves items based on Mexican cuisine, as adapted to the needs of the fast-food industry. It is headquartered in Irvine, California.
In 1998, it introduced the Taco Bell Chihuahua, who spoke the line in commercials for their wildly popular "Yo quiero Taco Bell" campaign.
Recently, Taco Bell has been the target of an ongoing boycott due to allegations that their tomatoes are grown using slave-labor. While Taco Bell denies the allegations, the United States Department of Labor has recently broken up five slave-rings with connections to Taco Bell.
See also: Priszm Brandz
External Link
- http://www.tacobell.com - Official web site
- http://www.ciw-online.org/ - Official Site of Taco Bell Boycott
Referenced By
Fast-food | Fast-food restaurant | Fast food restaurant | Fastfood restaurant | Gas station | Gasoline station | Genericized trademark | List of Spanish expressions in common English | List of advertising slogans | List of assets owned by Yum! Brands, Inc. | List of corporate slogans | List of fictional dogs | List of mascots | Louisville | Louisville, Kentucky | Pepsi | Pepsi-Cola | PepsiCo | Pepsi Cola | Petrol stations | Pop Culture of Puerto Rico | Pop culture in Puerto Rico | Priszm Brandz | Puerto Rican Pop Culture | Spork | Talk radio/Louisville | Tricon | Tricon Global Restaurants | Yum! Brands | Yum! Brands, Inc.
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