Key facts
- Trade name
- Taco Bell
- Formerly
- Taco Bell Corp.
- Company type
- Subsidiary
- Industry
- Restaurant
- Genre
- Fast food
- Founded
- March 21, 1962 ; 64 years ago ( 1962-03-21 ) , Downey, California , U.S.
- Founder
- Glen Bell
- Headquarters
- 1 Glen Bell Way, Irvine, California , U.S. (2009–present)
- Number of locations
- 8,218 (2022)
- Key people
- Sean Tresvant, ( CEO ) Taylor Montgomery, ( Global chief brand officer )
- Products
- Tacos Burritos
- Revenue
- $1.988 billion (2015)
- Parent
- Yum! Brands except China Yum China within China
- Website
- tacobell .com
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Taco Bell Corporation is an American multinational chain of fast food restaurants founded in 1962 by Glen Bell (1923–2010) in Downey, California. Taco Bell is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. The restaurants serve a variety of Mexican-inspired foods, including tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, novelty, and specialty items, and a variety of "value menu" items. As of 2023, Taco Bell serves over two billion customers each year, at 8,212 restaurants, more than 94 percent of which are owned and operated by independent franchisees and licensees.
Exterior of a modern Taco Bell in Murphy, North Carolina PepsiCo purchased Taco Bell in 1978. PepsiCo later spun off its restaurants division as Tricon Global Restaurants; subsequently, it changed its name to Yum! Brands.
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