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Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos Cause High School Lockdown

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:11:12 +0000

If you spend a lot of time with high school students you should be pretty well acquainted with Taco Bell. Which is why it’s surprising that the delicious fast food was able to cause so much confusion at Del Campo High School in Sacramento, California. Turns out somebody had left a big bag of Doritos Locos [...]

Fast Food Wars: Taco Bell Ups The Ante With New Options

Steve Tanko — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:09:30 +0000

The age-old adage in business is to “get big or get out” – and it appears that Taco Bell subscribes to that theory. The fast-food chain is rolling out new menu options aimed at targeting outside of their usual customer demographics. [T]he Irvine-based chain [is getting ready to] aunch XXL Steak Nachos, which it calls [...]

Taco Bell Delivers 10,000 Tacos To Settle Someone Else's Hoax

Steve Tanko — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:08:14 +0000

Taco Bell may have had nothing to do with the hoax, but they sure made good on it anyway! After residents of Bethel, Alaska had been teased that a Taco Bell restaurant was going to open in their community, the fast food giant decided to cash-in on the marketing opportunity by delivering 10,000 tacos via a helicopter

Food Snobs Rejoice: Taco Bell Goes Upscale

Steve Tanko — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:29:37 +0000

Avocados. Grilled chicken. Steak. Black Beans. Taco Bell has new menu options for their customers. Their new Cantina Menu is ready to roll out to locations nationwide next month. Taco Bell has been market testing the new menu items since January, and a national rollout is planned for July 5. “Cantina Bell will introduce vibrant [...]

Faltering Economy Brings Deals To Fast Food Chains

Steve Tanko — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:10:16 +0000

One good result of the forever-failing economy: Even-cheaper eats at your favorite fast food restaurant.

It's not because the fast-food behemoths want to go so low. It's because they have to. After some improvement late last year and earlier this year, the $236 billion fast-food industry — with the notable exception of McDonald's — is mostly heading south, again.

Fast Food Restaurants Target Food Stamp Recipients

Steve Tanko — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:06:23 +0000

Who gets to decide where food stamp recipients can use their subsidy? Do fast food meals count as a necessary food purchase? As the economy continues to languish, the fast food industry is seeking food stamp customers as a potential new source of revenue. The number of businesses approved to accept food stamps grew by [...]