Taco Bell Australia
Taco Bell Headquarters Location
Irvine California, United States
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About Taco Bell
Taco Bell originated in California, United States of America. It was founed by Glen Bell, and he opened the first Taco Bell restaurant back in 1962 in Downey, California. Before Taco Bell, he originally owned and operated a hamburger stand called Bell's Hamburgers in California, built in 1948 on the border of San Bernardino and the city of Colton. Glen opened his first taco stand, Taco Tia in 1954, selling tacos for nineteen cents (AUD$2.17 value today).
1954
Before Glen Bell created Taco Bell, he started Bell's Drive-In and Taco Tia in the Southern California area.
1962
Glen Bell opens his first Taco Bell restaurant in Downey, CA, serving what his customers called "Tay-Kohs". Glen invented the Crunchy Taco to satisfy the hungry mouths of Southern Californians.
1964
Taco Bell's first franchisee opens a restaurant in Orange County, CA.
1967
Taco Bell's 100th restaurant opens in Anaheim, CA.
1970
Taco Bell goes public with a total of 325 restaurants.
1978
Glen sold 868 Taco Bell restaurants to PepsiCo Inc., and became PepsiCo shareholder.
1998
Gorditas burst onto the fast-food scene and become a nationwide sensation.
2005
The Crunchwrap Supreme becomes Taco Bell's most successful product introduction, and soon after becomes a permanent menu item.
2015
The taco emoji is introduced in Apple's iOS 9.1. We like to think our Change.org petition from the year before had something to do with it.
TODAY
Taco Bell serves more than 2 billion customers each year at over 7,000 restaurants worldwide.
Taco Bell brings tacos to the people of Brisbane!
You and The Bell® has a nice ring to it.1954
Before Glen Bell created Taco Bell, he started Bell's Drive-In and Taco Tia in the Southern California area.
1962
Glen Bell opens his first Taco Bell restaurant in Downey, CA, serving what his customers called "Tay-Kohs". Glen invented the Crunchy Taco to satisfy the hungry mouths of Southern Californians.
1964
Taco Bell's first franchisee opens a restaurant in Orange County, CA.
1967
Taco Bell's 100th restaurant opens in Anaheim, CA.
1970
Taco Bell goes public with a total of 325 restaurants.
1978
Glen sold 868 Taco Bell restaurants to PepsiCo Inc., and became PepsiCo shareholder.
1998
Gorditas burst onto the fast-food scene and become a nationwide sensation.
2005
The Crunchwrap Supreme becomes Taco Bell's most successful product introduction, and soon after becomes a permanent menu item.
2015
The taco emoji is introduced in Apple's iOS 9.1. We like to think our Change.org petition from the year before had something to do with it.
TODAY
Taco Bell serves more than 2 billion customers each year at over 7,000 restaurants worldwide.
Taco Bell brings tacos to the people of Brisbane!
Taco Bell restaurants have a variety of job opportunities to suit you. Whether you want to pursue a career with us or utilize our career opportunities to start chasing your dreams, we want to be a part of your story. Additionally, we continue to evolve our benefits for employees. Here's just a taste: free meals, competitive pay, flexible scheduling, paid time off, performance bonuses, education support, and career growth opportunities.
Kathy's Journey with the Bell...Watch to learn more about Kathy from franchise organization Fanticola Group and how she recognizes, inspires and grows her team to be the best they can be.
Our Enhanced Safety Measures!Taco Bell always strives to be the safest place to work and eat, which is why we’re rolling out 7 Enhanced Safety Steps throughout all U.S. restaurants to improve upon restaurant health and safety amid the pandemic. We’ve been leveraging information from experts and learning from the experiences of our sister brands in other countries to protect our people and our communities as best we can. While it takes time to train all 7,000 U.S. restaurant teams in partnership with our franchisees and licensees, we worked hard to implement the following steps as quickly as possible.
Why a career at the Bell?Meet Ted Muse. He has been with Taco Bell for 10 years, has an incredible career path from Shift Lead to Area Coach and truly believes in the Taco Bell magic.
2020 Live Mas Scholarship announcements! The Taco Bell Foundation announced $3 million in Live Más Scholarships to 622 Taco Bell team members and fans. With this year's winners, the Taco Bell Foundation now has a community of more than 1,000 Live Más scholars, who have received a total of $13.6 million since the program first opened in 2015. Visit www.tacobellfoundation.org to learn more.
Number of Employees in Taco Bell
10,000+
Taco Bell Revenue
more than $15bn (AUD)
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