Taco Bell in Edison, New Jersey - 412-416 Highway 1 | Taco Bell (2024)

FAQs

What was the old Taco Bell called? ›

He took what he had learned and opened a new stand in 1951. The name underwent several changes, from Taco-Tia through El Taco, before settling on Taco Bell. Glen Bell opened the first Taco Bell in 1962 at 7112 Firestone Boulevard in Downey, California.

Turns out, Taco Bell received its name from the owner's name, Glen Bell. According to Taco Bell's website, Glen Bell originally created Bell's Drive-In and Taco Tia in San Bernardino, California, in 1954. It wasn't until 1962 when the name was changed to “Taco Bell” after Bell opened a restaurant in Downey, California.

It closed as a Taco Bell in 1986 due to the popularity of larger restaurants with indoor seating and drive-thrus, which this original location lacked.

The earliest official Taco Bell menu offered frijoles, tostados, chili burgers, burritos (red or green) and tacos, all for 19 cents apiece. Each of these items stuck around well into the '70s, while Bell and his franchisees went about expanding the chain throughout California and beyond.

No. Taco Bell, along with Pizza Hut, KFC, and other restaurants was once owned by PepsiCo. This is why you still only see Pepsi brand beverages in those restaurants. In 1997, Pepsi's restaurant division was spun off and became Tricon Global Restaurants, then in 2002 rebranded as Yum!

Taco Bell takes pride in its ability to adapt its dishes to vegetarian tastes and maintains a page on its website called Veggie Cravings, currently featuring 18 items marked with a green diamond with the letter “V,” meaning vegetarian. Nacho Fries do not carry the symbol.

According to a spokesperson, Taco Bell calls the people who prepare their food “food champions” and the people who tend the registers “service champions.”

Outside of the relative dominance of the Crunchwrap Supreme and Quesarito, there was a wide variety among many U.S. states. Eleven states had unique favorite menu items that no other state chose, like Michigan and the Cheesy Gordita Crunch, or Mississippi and Cinnamon Twists.

Taco Bell is apologizing for its breakfast menu. In recent years, it has been littered with questionable foods, such as the Naked Egg Taco or even the Waffle Taco, that have since been discontinued. Turns out, people just want the basics and the chain is finally accepting that.

Why is Taco Bell being boycotted? ›

The boycott on Taco Bell was announced in 2001 for “its refusal to meet with farmworkers and discuss its role, as a major buyer of Florida tomatoes, in perpetuating farmworker poverty.” This boycott is not focused around lobbying efforts to seek government mandated wages.

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To make room for the new additions, Taco Bell is booting five items from the old value menu. Four items have been permanently deleted from the menu: the chipotle ranch grilled chicken burrito, beefy melt burrito, fiesta veggie burrito, and classic combo. Cinnamon twists are also off the value menu.

Taco Bell announced its 2024 menu additions at Live Más Live, its first-ever superfan convention. I attended the Las Vegas event and tasted everything coming to Taco Bell's menu this year. Among the new items are the Cheez-It Crunchwrap Supreme, Baja Blast pie, and Cantina Chicken items.