Fast-food chain serving Mexican-inspired fare such as tacos, quesadillas & nachos.

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‍About Us

‍Taco Bell® is a subsidiary of Yum!  Brands, the world’s leading Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain.  Taco Bell® offers a wide range of Mexican menu items, and serves more than 36.8 million consumers each week in approximately 6,500 restaurants worldwide.  Taco Bell® was founded in 1962 by Glen Bell, a former US Marine, who invented the preformed taco shell in 1951.  Taco Bell® became a reality on March 21, 1962.  The first Taco Bell® restaurant was built in Downey, California. Taco Bell® was acquired by PepsiCo in 1978.In October of 1997, PepsiCo spun off KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell®, thereby forming Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., the world’s largest restaurant company. In May of 2002, Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. changed its name to Yum! Brands.