Talk:Taco Bell/Archive 2

Taco Bell in Montreal
I was reading through this article and it mentioned that Priszm Brandz is planning on opening a Taco Bell in Montreal, but I can't seem to find that info anywhere. Can anyone find the announcement for it?

Kurt C. 10:07pm, Aug. 13, 2006

Style Food
I would like to ask if anyone else thinks that the food style "Mexican-related fast food" should be "Tex-Mex Cuisine style fast food. --Illnab1024 01:23, 13 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Although many people think of Taco Bell as "Mexican food", almost all of the dishes they serve are either of Tex-Mex origins or are Taco Bell inventions. Even for the few dishes that have a Mexican origin, the Taco Bell versions are more Tex-Mex style than Mexican-style. Thus Tex-Mex is a much more accurate description without getting into long-winded details. Blank Verse 08:24, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Within the company, it is referred to as "Mexican inspired" fast food. I have never seen any official communication from the company regarding it an anything other.72.185.184.24 04:34, 10 May 2007 (UTC)BJH

Taco Bell is not Mexican Style food, STOP!!!!! saying it's mexican food. Mexican Tacos are different. They made of torilla de Maíz, they have cebaza, lengua, buche, tripas, al pastor, anovada, and carne asada with salsa verde or salsa roja. but it not parallel to Taco Bell menu. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.127.232.54 (talk) 00:38, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Taco Bell in China
Taco Bell China is a Taco Bell franchise, but is a full-service Mexican grill serving things like Albóndigas, grilled salmon, ribs, braised ox tail, fajitas, and alcoholic drinks like Margarita and Corona Mexican beer.

It's so different from the general Taco Bell that it worths to be mentioned. Samuel Curtis 11:23, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

HELP NEEDED: I wanted to add the Chinese franchise to the article. But as I mentioned above, Taco Bell in China is not a fast food chain, but a full-service Mexican bar and grill. Hence, I wonder, if the general provisions about fast food in the overview paragraph and the infobox needed to be changed? Samuel Curtis 16:44, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

While not a fast food restaurant as we understand it, it IS still a Taco Bell Restaurant and does belong exactly where we see it.72.185.184.24 04:35, 10 May 2007 (UTC)BJH

Third Dessert?
it's actually the fourth, chocotacos were also sold at least at some taco bells, and i believe some franchises still carry them, altho they aren't invented by the company. for the people who aren't familiar with the chocotaco, its an ice cream novelty in the shape of a taco, with wafflecone tacoshell, chocolate covering and icecream inside. Iamnobody2 11:37, 24 March 2006 (UTC)iamnobody2

Miscellaneous
I'm as culturally-sensitive as the next guy, but the word "costarricans" is slang. I'm not necessarily arguing for its exclusion, but maybe an explanatory parenthetical would help, such as "due to the fact that traditionally costarricans (people from Costa Rica) consider tacos what is known in Mexico as flautas." In the meantime, I'm fixing some style problems with that sentence, but leaving the word in. If anyone has a problem with this edit, please remember we are trying to inform, rather than exclude.

The new entry will read: "In 2003, Costa Rican Taco Bell franchises temporary marketed their tacos as "Tacos ticos," because for Costarricans, the word "taco" refers to what is known in Mexico as a flauta. ("Tico" and "Costarrican" are colloqial terms for natives of Costa Rica.) Drogue 06:56, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Meat "Grades"
The USDA does not "grade" meat on a letter scale, and why woul this apply to a foreign country? Also, speculation and rumor--especially without a source--shouldn't be here Jay 19:33, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Yo quiero Taco Bell
In the article: "In the Spanish language, yo quiero means I want or I love."

I'm spanish, and I love Taco Bell is translated as Yo quiero a Taco Bell (the key is the a), and so the only mean for Yo quiero Taco Bello is I want Taco Bell.

Regards.


 * Anyway, it's hard to justify saying "Yo quiero a Taco Bell", since that makes Taco Bell a person; "I love Taco Bell" would actually be more like "Me encanta Taco Bell". Djcartwright 02:08, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Ryan Larsen's Taco Bell Adventures
Under misc. there is an entry regarding Ryan Larsen pissing on a floor. It doesn't appear noteworthy enough to be worth an encyclopedia entry, as there appear to be no newspaper accounts ("weird news" for instance) or corroboration and appears to be a vanity entry. I hesitate to delete it without checking with the community, however... --Frick898 06:25, 3 July 2006 (UTC)


 * It was unverified, unencyclopedic, vanity - at best. It's gone now. -GTBacchus(talk) 07:04, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Strip Clubs?!? and Lawsuit
I RV'ed that edit because the corp site does NOT list "strip clubs" as location for Taco Bells. []

Also the current Lawsuit section needs cleanup it is basically the USA Today copied. --Sweety Rose 21:11, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Nacho and Dog
Where they really dropped in 1997?

Financial and Operating Review
The entire article feels very fluffy and focused on trivia. Can someone take a crack at adding some more information about the growth of the franchise, its profitability, competition, etc.

Tortilla22 15:26, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

At first glance, the numbers and statements appear to be reasonably accurate. I can make more info available shortly.72.185.184.24 04:37, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

PepsiCo
Can someone better elaborate on pepsico's hand in taco bell and what exactly happened in 1997 and what pepsico has to do with it now?--Nytemunkey 06:36, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

PepsiCo no longer has any say in Taco Bell or any of the three major restaurant brands in Yum Brands. In 1997, PepsiCo came to a decision to spin off their restaurant interests in an effort to focus on their soda/snack food business which was, and likely still is getting pummelled by Coca-Cola Corp. In 1998, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC were spun off into a brand new company called Tricon Global Restaurants with something like eight billion dollars in debt owed to PepsiCo. That debt has long since been paid off to the best of my knowledge and PepsiCo is nothing but a supplier of soft drinks to these restaurants.72.185.184.24 04:25, 10 May 2007 (UTC)BJH

Interestingly enough, the only influence Pepsi seems to have over our company(taco bell) anymore is the simple fact that we are under contract to them...seems to me we could make a lot of money if we could sell Coke stuff too...not that it's surprising, given the soda wars, lol.User:72.26.160.17 0440hrs 30 June 2007

Demolition Man
The initial Australian release also had Taco Bell changed to Pizza Hut

Taco Bell outside of Quebec
There were indeed Taco Bell locations outside of Quebec before 2006. I lived in Calgary prior to 2006 and there was at least two locations there that I know of. And they were built prior to 2006. One of the locations is in Westhills Shopping Centre. I discovered it soon after we had moved into our townhouse that we had purchased in 2004.

Listing on WP:MVP?
I am somewhat unexperienced in the depths of Wiki management, but this article seemed to be valdalized a bit too frequently. Is it prudent to list it under WP:MVP so that more sysops would notice? Currently I don't think I should request for protection, though-- no edit wars here. -- Sa mue l C urt is -- TALK  15:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Relative to most of the articles at WP:MVP, the vandalism of the Taco Bell article is fairly light, and gets reverted fairly quickly. Also, the vandalism is typically just drive-by nonsense without repeat vandalism or serious legal issues such as libel.


 * If the vandalism gets any heavier, it might be worth proposing semi-protection of the article to prevent anonymous editors, but in my opinion, the vandalism would have to increase to three to four times as much as the current level to even warrant that. Blank Verse 01:31, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Taco Bell's second restaurant design picture
While the picture does portray the second Taco Bell building design, the sign above the door is for the more current design. Anyone have a picture of the second sign design?

Menu
Has the food at Taco Bell changed over the years. In the 80s I remember the Monster "Taco BellGrande" and the crispy "Taco Lite". I remember the beef being tastier, more like home cooked ground beef with a salty seasoning. Now it taste more like filler beef with a saucier seasoning. I also remember when Taco Bell experimented with a breakfast menu and when they really pushed bacon on their menu.Rhallanger 18:01, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Taco Bell has changed. From the beginning through the early 90's, Taco Bell ingredients were generally freshly prepared. Beef, chicken and steak were cooked in the store on a huge grill, taco shells were fried fresh every day, lettuce and cheese were shredded in the morning, tomatoes were diced and so on. The huge boost in sales and transactions which can largely be attributed to the 59, 79, 99 promotion necessitated a change in order for restaurants to be able to stock enough product to handle the business and still maintain their labor budgets. The food that is served now is precooked (preshredded, prediced, etc.) before it is shipped to the restaurants. Very little prep time is needed anymore. I think the mass production of Taco Bell ingredients has resulted in a loss of quality over the years. 72.185.184.24 04:42, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

baja blast in 2001?
even the mountain dew page says 2004. It has to be 2004, I never heard of it back in 2001 --Nytemunkey 00:30, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

International Stores Question
Hi, Trying to find some sort of info on Taco Bell's ventures outside of the US.

I live in the UK and had a number of stores near me several years ago, which suddenly dissapeared. Some became Wimpy and others became KFC's. But I can't find any info of what happened and if they still operate in Britain. Any help?

I remeber a Taco Bell in Tottenham Court Road, London during the 1980s. I heard the franchise wasn't intially so successfull in the UK (Mexican food was almost completely unknown in England at that point) but I'm not sure exactly when the plucg was pulled. Similarly Wendy's vanished from London around that time. There's a blog on this at http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/jjameson/entry/has_anyone_ever/ which mentions the rumour of the new store opening in Watford (I hope I'm allowed to include this link here) Zagubov 14:11, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Taco Bell has had very little international success due to the fact that Mexican food, and certainly Mexican INSPIRED food is virtually unknown outside of North America, unlike the products the other two brands sell, pizza and chicken which are famous throughout the world. The company expects to begin growing Taco Bell internationally this year, but the pace will be slow as the product has to be introduced to a world of people who have no concept of what it is all about.

E. coli in New Jersey
Recently there was an E. coli outbreak from a Taco Bell in South Plainfield, NJ. I think at least ten people are seriously ill. Sean MD80 talk 22:32, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Why was the mention of New Jersey removed from the article? It's just stating New York now. Both New York AND New Jersey have closed down some of the Taco Bells from this outbreak. Eclipsed soul 04:32, 7 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Not sure about the NJ one...the info in the wiki article made mention about Phili but there was no reference in the acutal news article about that...has anyone seen any other press about it? --Mikecraig 04:36, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

I read somewhere that the problem is linked to the same company responsible for that spinach problem. Man, whomever is directly responsible should know to separate veggies from cattle feces. I will still eat at Taco Bell because I love the stuff! The Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Grilled Burrito is now my all-time favorite. -Amit

Temproary Semi-protection?
Vandalism increased in multiples after the suspected E.Coli incident; is it time to think about semi-protection for a short period. -- Sa mue l C urt is -- TALK  17:13, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

I fixed the vandalism and everything looks good now. Semi protection will make it harder for users to add information about the E.-coli incident and the article does need more information about it because it fails to mention that E.-coli was also found in Taco Bells in Long Island. Right now, the article is not up to date.


 * In the E. Coli section, it menctions a lettuce E. Coli break out over the summer. The break out to my knowledge effected spinach not lettuce.  If anyone has more information please respond. Iwasmadetobreak 06:33, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

All of the food samples provided to the local health departments during the Taco Bell E.coli outbreak tested negative for the virus. The direct cause of the outbreak is not known, other than that it did originate in a Taco Bell restaurant.

Cutting off "Media Reference" section
I think the "Media References" section is too long and is pretty unencyclopedic. Taco Bell being one of the major fast food chains in the US, there would be an innumerable amount of references to it; and people would go on adding to it. We have to cut down this section leaving only the most importance ones, or just cut it correctly on the general media image of the chain, with references. -- Sa mue l C urt is -- TALK  08:23, 13 December 2006 (UTC)


 * No matter what you do, people will insist on adding to the section. A better 'solution' may be to move the entire section to its own page. Blank Verse 12:19, 13 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Is it worth to put on a seperate page containing nearly entirely unencyclopedic content...? -- Sa mue l C urt is -- TALK  13:27, 13 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Just as there was protracted battle against crappy substub elementary school articles that the school supporters have essentially won, I have a feeling that the next big battle on the Wikipedia may be trivia vs. no trivia proponents. The battle will be long and nasty with multiple RFCs filed, but in the end the trivia supporters will probably win. It's better to just 'hide' the trivia where the subpage can be filled with trivia and factoids and not clutter up the main article. Blank Verse 15:17, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Controversy
There is no mention in the article about how a few years back Mexican-Americans wanted to boycott Taco Bell over the use of the slogan, "Make a run for the border," because it was insulting to latinos. I clearly remember, because of the out cry by latino groups, Taco Bell changed their slogan. IG-2000 11:06, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Also in relation to this, a similar outcry was heard in regards to Taco Bell's use of the chihuahua back in the late 90's.

Taco Bell HQ Photo
The photo shown is Taco Bell's current headquarters. They have not occupied that building for about two years. (108.89.77.218 (talk) 19:03, 30 April 2012 (UTC))
 * Concur. Their current HQ is at Irvine Spectrum.  Are there any OC editors who could get a photo of it?  I would get a photo myself, but I am too busy nowadays to go down to south OC.  --Coolcaesar (talk) 10:54, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

French Fries
No big deal here, just a nit pick. I'm in South Korea now, and they offer the various french fry dishes here as well. The locations are relatively new, that's probably why it's not included in the list of countries that serve fries. FYI - They are roughly ten times more delicious than their nacho chip equivalents. Evan from evanandrachel.com 182.208.239.38 (talk) 02:41, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Added. --Julie-Anne Driver (talk) 20:56, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 14 July 2012
Please make a change on the first line of the description where it says they serve a variety of "Tex-Mex" cuisines. Taco bell is not Tex-Mex as per Wiki's own description. They serve a variety of Southern California Mexican cuisine that is usually called "Mexican-American" thanks Cooknks (talk) 07:54, 14 July 2012 (UTC)cooknks

Cooknks (talk) 07:54, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Andie ''  ▶(Candy)◀  15:08, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 18 September 2012
Specifically, Add Saudi Arabia to the list of the countries that has three Taco Bell Locations together with the following details:

 Saudi Arabia 

Taco bell is open in Riyadh and Khobar recently. I have a google maps link proving the khobar locations and trip advisor links.

1-Riyadh locations

a) Taco Bell King Fahd Road https://plus.google.com/101197982977243792998/about?gl=jo&hl=en http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293995-d2648357-Reviews-Taco_Bell-Riyadh_Riyadh_Province.html

b) Taco Bell of Kingdom Tower https://plus.google.com/104274608026326726138/about?gl=jo&hl=en http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g293995-d2629257-Reviews-Taco_Bell-Riyadh_Riyadh_Province.html

2-Khobar Location on the cournich https://plus.google.com/103453721848801836611/about?gl=jo&hl=en

188.244.98.118 (talk) 13:08, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: This request has been active for several weeks with no objections. I will add a mention of the three locations, but I will not add those sources or detailed mentions of their locations, as they are not appropriate for Wikipedia. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 14:50, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Meh... LOCKED!?
Why the hell is this article locked? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.127.170.93 (talk) 23:00, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Especially worrying given that a large part of the article is given over to advertising which new foods are being released at taco bell and when... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doctorheredoctor (talk • contribs) 17:44, 5 March 2013 (UTC)


 * You say that like its fully protected. This page is indefinitely semi-protected do to on-going problems with vandalism. Established registered users can still edit it.

If you are not a registered user, you can still request edits to be done. Repku (talk) 01:53, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Edit Request on 3 February 2013
The current slogan is Live Más (i.e., it includes an accent mark). This can be seen in the title of the home page of the Web site. --anon. 71.183.139.124 (talk) 21:59, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

United Kingdom
This section needs clean-up; first paragraph now contradicted by developments noted in second paragraph.621PWC (talk) 17:46, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Controversy
There should be a 'controversy' section. Certain other "food" chains have controversial headings on their pages. It should be discussed about the situation with the 'taco licking' and how that employee's photo was sent 'everywhere' on the net, and after an investigation, Taco Bell fired that employee. This is NOT the only controversy that TB has endured, so others should be listed as sub-headings for those more knowledged in the history of this chain. Stopde (talk) 20:29, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Edit Request on August 16th 2013
In the section "Outside the United States" there is a smaller section which lists "other countries" that Taco Bell is located. One of the places mentioned is Puerto Rico. It may have Taco Bells, but seeing as it is both part of the United States, and not a country I feel it should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flanabanana (talk • contribs) 07:40, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Aruba French Fries
They have fries in the Aruba Taco Bell's as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.136.60.210 (talk) 15:35, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

UPDATE LOGO - Sept. 12, 2013
The logo featured on the Taco Bell wiki page is outdated. The current logo is in black and white and reads "Live Mas". We must get this changed considering this is no longer an accurate representation of the brand. Check out tacobell.com for verification.

Imanirodman (talk) 18:53, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

2103 store redesign photo
I took the liberty of adding a photograph of the 2013 store redesign. Of course, it is up to editors whether the location of the image is ideal, or even if it should be included. The image was provided on behalf of Taco Bell, OTRS agents can see Formal permission in progress.-- S Philbrick  (Talk)  19:49, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

New Taco Bell branch in India
Another branch in India - located at Oberoi Mall in Malad West, Mumbai. Opened 24 Dec 117.195.44.54 (talk) 12:52, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Food quality
Taco Bell is notorious for having questionable food quality (even more so that most fast food chains). Surely there are sources for this that can be used to add to the article? Also, in popular culture, Taco Bell is often associated with gastrointestinal discomfort and effects. Perhaps this too should be reflected in the article? Ouizardus (talk) 19:01, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Reliable sources that confirm this claim? --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 07:43, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Popular Media
I know I've seen references to either Taco Bell, or the dog, in a number of cartoons, but don't remember any specific examples off the top of my head. Also, Taco Bell has become one of the favorite whipping boys of politically correct Hollywood bashing of fast food, so it comes up in comedy on TV, and in some movies, but again I've not kept precise track. If you guys can think of some examples (aside from Demolition Man), please add them. — Kaz (talk) 18:37, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Edit Request 3/23/14

 * Images of the logos that Taco Bell used through the years need to be added to the article. These logos can be found on Logopedia and I'll talk about the logos below.


 * 1st logo: Taco Bell's first logo was used from 1962 to 1973. This logo was eight colored blocks colored red, green, orange, and yellow with white lettering.


 * 2nd logo: Taco Bell's second logo was used from 1973 to 1985. There were two versions of this logo. One version was just the black lettering and the other had the lettering on the bell and sombrero which was colored yellow and had a colored string between the bell and sombrero. This logo can still be seen at a few older locations but nearly all of these signs are now gone forever :(.


 * 3rd logo:Taco Bell's third logo was used from 1985 to 1994. It still can be seen at many older restaurants across the USA despite not being the logo for almost 20 years. Although this logo is already on the page, I still wanted to talk about it.


 * 4th and current logo: The current logo was introduced in 1994 and is still in use. The logo on the main page is just a variation of this logo with the slogen and the the 1994 logo needs to be put back for whatever idiot removed it! Variations of the same logo don't count as a different logo for goodness sakes!

--24.147.1.197 (talk) 22:37, 28 January 2014 (UTC)Jacob Chesley
 * Although not a real logo at all, the logo that was used in the 1993 film Demolition Man inspired Taco Bell to come up with their current logo the following year.


 * Could someone please answer my stinkin' request!? It has been almost two months since I put the request and I'm getting annoyed! I'm not trying to be a jerk, but it's just a simple request that I want done! Someone answered my Music Choice request back in July and did it one or two days after I left the request. --24.147.1.197 (talk) 22:34, 23 March 2014 (UTC)Jacob Chesley

South Korea
South Korea has 6 locations. This article is WAY out of date, but I can't edit it 01:46, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

List of Menu Items / Edit Request 7/4/14

 * Could there be a section on the page where it says all the items on the menu? Right now, it only lists the former menu items. 24.147.1.197 (talk) 10:35, 4 July 2014 (UTC)Jacob Chesley

Efforts to save the original Taco Bell location in Downey, CA
I would like to see the status of the first Taco Bell receive an update. The plight of historically significant, yes I know it's only a Taco Bell, but it one of those great success stories.

The original Taco Bell location at 7112 Firestone Blvd., Downey, CA is currently facing the prospect demolition by the lot's owners who want to redevelop the property. Taco Bell upon being contacted by the Downey Conservancy has committed $8-10,000 for a study to determine the feasibility of saving the structure by moving it to a new location.

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Other Countries confusion
Section reads that Taco Bell's are located on "AAFES military bases"

AAFES does not operate or run any military installations, it is merely a organization that operates under the Department of Defense. A better worded version of that section ought to say "operated by AAFES on military installations" or something to that effect 100.3.240.69 (talk) 00:43, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 17 November 2015
PLEASE REPLACE THE CURRENT CYPRUS, SPAIN AND UK SECTIONS WITH THE UPDATED SECTIONS BELOW. THANK YOU.

Cyprus

Taco Bell in Cyprus A Taco Bell opened in Cyprus in December 2009 in Limassol at the MY MALL Limassol. Further restaurants have opened in The Mall of Cyprus; Nicosia and Kings Avenue Mall; Paphos.

Spain

Spain is the most important market for Taco Bell inside Europe. There are 21 Taco Bell branches in Spain.[75] The first Taco Bell in Spain was opened at Naval Station Rota in 2004 and is available only to those authorized to access the naval base.[76] The first Taco Bell for the public was opened in the Islazul Shopping Mall, Madrid, in December 2008.[77] Yum! Brands announced that it would open additional restaurants in Spain in early 2009 as part of a test trial for the European market.[78][79] The second location of Taco Bell in Spain was opened at the La Vaguada Shopping Mall, Madrid (03/2010). Taco Bell announced, at least, 10 new restaurants through Spain.[80] There are 21 Taco Bell restaurants in Spain; 10 of them are in Madrid, and the other 11 Taco Bell are distributed through Valencia (3), Málaga (2), Barcelona (2), Zaragoza (2), and Jerez de la Frontera and Alicante with 1 restaurant.[75]

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom was the first European country with a Taco Bell. In 1986, a location was opened in London on Coventry Street (between Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus) followed by a second location in Earls Court near the Earl's Court tube station. One other store opened in Uxbridge but all closed in the mid-1990s.[83] In 1994, the university food provider Compass announced plans to open stores in its university and college sites. However, only one store was opened in Birmingham University, no other stores were opened, and the Birmingham site is now closed.[84][85] Taco Bell sites in the UK in operation at the Strategic Air Command and United States Air Force bases at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath; commensurate with existing security controls, access is restricted to relevant service personnel.[86] Yum! Brands announced that it is considering reopening Taco Bell locations in the United Kingdom as part of a large planned expansion into Europe, with trial outlets opening first in Spain in early 2009. Yum! is taking advantage of the recent recession which led to increasing sales at other fast food outlets; it also said that there is now a greater awareness of Mexican food in the UK and that it can be successful with improved menu offerings and marketing.[78][79] The first new store opened at the Lakeside Shopping Centre on June 28, 2010.[87] Taco Bell opened a second store in Basildon on November 29, 2010 and the third in the Manchester Arndale Food Court on November 7, 2011. On March 1, 2013, it was announced that horse meat had been found in Taco Bell's beef in the UK, hampering the chain's growth in that already-stubborn market.[88] On September 25, 2014 Taco Bell opened its fourth UK store on Ecclesall Rd in Sheffield, followed by Devonshire St in Sheffield, Moulsham St in Chelmsford and Peel St in Barnsley all in 2015.

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More importantly, you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 11:09, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
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Neutrality dispute regarding the Dispute with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers section
The language in the Dispute with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers is biased with a personal point of view. The Wikipedia:Neutral point of view states that an impartial tone (WP:IMPARTIAL) must be used when describing disputes.

I will edit it at some point using more neutral language.

Just a quick example: "...farm workers in its supply chain to address substandard farm-labor wages" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Construct21 (talk • contribs) 01:37, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

vegetarian/vegan menu
Please edit the line about a certified vegan menu linking to the source about a certified vegetarian menu. Veganism and vegetarianism are, in fact, different. Thanks. 2602:306:32CC:5D30:997:C43:1C09:2688 (talk) 17:13, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 September 2016
Could somebody switch around "|foundation = Downey, California {start date and age|1962|3|21}" so that it's displayed as per template, which is {Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD} city, state, country.

108.45.29.72 (talk) 05:38, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
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Tex Mex
Taco Bell is not Tex Mex. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SpleenballPro (talk • contribs) 05:26, 29 April 2015 (UTC)


 * , I agree. Savvyjack23 (talk) 19:42, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Another vote to remove this designation — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stewartc (talk • contribs) 14:37, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 September 2017
"as on" to "as of" 2605:E000:9161:A500:3832:5234:5BA4:7DB6 (talk) 02:29, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Sparkling Pessimist   Scream at me!  02:38, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

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Split proposed
I think that the "Menu and advertising" section should be split to its own article. I have been trying to bring this article to the same quality of KFC and as such I have made significant changes over the past few days. I feel that the "Menu and advertising" section has a lot of good information, however it goes on for a while and I feel it is too long for a section, and as such deserves it's own page. --★ Yexstorm2001 ★ ( talk ) 22:06, 17 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Oppose -- I think it's better to keep this all in one article. It's a bit long this way, but not too long for the topic, and in line with many other Wikipedia articles.  By the way, thank you, Yexstorm2001, for your recent edits on this article.  It's a significant improvement, and your work is appreciated. — Mudwater (Talk) 22:19, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 May 2018
There is a Taco Bell Cantina location in Boulder, Colorado https://www.denverpost.com/2017/12/26/taco-bell-cantina-boulder-no-beer/ 65.100.54.50 (talk) 22:07, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.  JTP (talk • contribs) 02:19, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

In popular culture section
Would that be appropriate? For example, mention the heavy use of Taco Bell in the film Demolition Man? Sovietmessiah (talk) 20:59, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 07:45, 31 August 2018 (UTC).

Thailand presence
Taco Bell just open in Thailand https://www.worldofbuzz.com/taco-bell-opens-first-outlet-bangkok-24-jan-menu-has-extra-spicy-flavours/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theasiancowboy (talk • contribs) 03:24, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Taco Bell presence in the UK
Taco bell are to open a new restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland (November 2017)

There is one in Hammersmith 82.68.202.214 (talk) 14:32, 4 March 2019 (UTC)