Customers can vote for returning Taco Bell menu item

September 27, 2022

Taco Bell is pitting two former menu items — the Double Decker Taco and the Enchirito — against each other to see which will return to menus later this year.

Taco Bell releases Beyond Meat carne asada steak

September 21, 2022

Taco Bell has released a plant-based product in collaboration with Beyond Meat, the Beyond Carne Asada Steak. Taco Bell will debut the product at select…

Taco Bell tests plant-based protein in Birmingham

August 18, 2022

Taco Bell is testing a proprietary plant-based protein in Birmingham, Alabama, according to a press release.

Taco Bell franchisee to open Parkville, Missouri location

August 12, 2022

Taco Bell will open its Parkville, Missouri, restaurant with a grand opening on Aug. 19. The unit opens at 7.a.m. and the first 100 guests will receive a free…

Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza to return in September

August 1, 2022

The Taco Bell Mexican Pizza will be back as a permanent menu item in mid-September, according to a report in Fortune.

Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza sells out nationwide

June 1, 2022

Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza returned last month to much fanfare, but just as soon as sales began, the fan favorite is already selling out in some markets. A…

Taco Del Mar ready to grow with local focus, great food

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Taco Del Mar once had upwards of 300 stores. Now, wth just under 100, and new ownership, the brand is eager to grow with a local focus and great food.

Roll-Em-Up Taquitos on a franchising fast track

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Roll-Em-Up Taquitos has three stores open, but 11 deals for 80 units in the works. With regional expansion plans, the company might just be coming to a center…

Del Taco tamales back for limited time

November 19, 2021

Del Taco is bringing back its popular and authentic Mexican tamales for a limited time only, according to a press release.

Laredo Taco Company announces taco video series

October 4, 2021

The Laredo Taco Company is launching a six-part video series "Made Right Here Road Trip", with host Mando Rayo from United Tacos of America on its website and…

Costa Vida + SynergySuite Case Study

Costa Vida, a fresh Mexican concept, implemented SynergySuite as its back-of-house platform, leading to $400/week/location reduction in labor costs and 2…

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Taco Bell testing plant-based Cravetarian taco

April 22, 2021

Taco Bell is advancing its plant-based food strategy with a pilot test of a plant-based protein made from a pea/chickpea blend.

7-Eleven launches Laredo Taco restaurant in Florida

November 23, 2020

Mega convenience retailer 7-Eleven is launching the first of 15-plus Laredo Taco restaurants, featuring authentic Mexican food, in Florida this month.

Taco Bell rides 'Go Mobile' model to serve 1B drive-thru customers

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

If there are a couple of things we've learned over the past half-year, it's that drive-thru and digital restaurant ordering are here to stay. In this interview…

Virtual restaurant franchise launches Miami virtual food hall

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

With brands like Chef Burger, El Taco Loco and Mama Rosa, its safe to say that the nation's first virtual restaurant franchise has a little something for…

Roberto's Taco Shop's 1st Nevada store reopens in new development

May 22, 2020

The first Nevada location of Roberto's Taco Shop has reopened in the University Gateway building on South Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas after the Harmon Avenue…

Improving Margins with Advanced Reporting

Data is a difference-maker if, of course, it’s used effectively.

QSR monthly ad wins revolve around official + 'unofficial' holidays

May 5, 2020

Ad-based content recommendation engine, Taboola, said this week that it is seeing big gains in online readership about recipes and ingredients and that…

From 5-pound burrito to Zoom party backgrounds, brands deliver Cinco de Mayo at home

May 4, 2020

Cinco de Mayo this Tuesday is ushering in lots of Mexican-themed specials — this year geared toward the stay-at-home audience — at brands nationally, including…

Eating up profits: The high cost of restaurant POS downtime, and the surprising difference SD-Branch can make

One tenth of 1 percent. It might not seem like much, but it adds up. And when that one tenth of one percent is POS downtime, it adds up to a lot: A lot of…