June 20, 2013

Taco Bell

Taco Bell Powers Up With Protein Menu
Quick serve operators must strategic plan how to market their brand online.
All the World’s Your Stage
June 2013

An online presence can be a boon to business and give quick serves global appeal. But it also has the power to haunt them.
Noodles & Co. chef Tessa Stamper works in a test kitchen at the company’s headqu
Inside the Test Kitchen
June 2013

R&D experts from around the industry pull back the curtain on how they perfect their signature menu items.
Industry Applauded for Trans Fat Reductions
Operators have replaced more than 340 million pounds of trans fat and 130 million pounds of saturated fat since 2006.
Quick-Service Restaurants Prevail Despite Weak Economy
Some cite use of JobApp Network as reason sales remain strong.
Bartlett Steals Tacos for Millions
Taco Bell will give away free tacos as part of its “Steal A Base, Steal A Taco” World Series promotion.
Taco Bell Announces Music Lineup
The company named 100 artists to its 2008 Feed the Beat campaign.
Taco Bell Fights Hunger with 'Hills' Stars
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt served tacos at a Los Angeles store to raise awareness and money for global hunger.
Yum! Voluntarily Posts Calorie Counts
All five brands in the company will begin the menuboard changes this year in company-owned stores and will finish by the end of 2010.
America's Worst Restaurants For Kids Revealed
Eat This, Not That! authors grade 43 national chains; 6 receive an "F."
Obesity on the Kids' Menus at Top Chains
New study shows that 93 percent of kids' meals at restaurants provide children with calorie overdose.
Taco Bell Advergame Delivers Huge Return on Ideas
Online game was awarded Best Use of Rich Media at the 11th Annual ad:tech Awards.
Taco Bell Launches New Value Menu
The permanent value menu debuts nationwide on May 19, delivering price points of 79, 89, and 99 cents with a variety of menu choices including burritos, tacos, and nachos.
Yum! Recognizes Top Suppliers
Yum! Brands and the Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-op recently hosted their ninth annual STAR Awards gala to honor top suppliers to the system.
Taco Bell to Save 300M Gallons of Water
Taco Bell is rolling out its new Grill-to-Order cooking method by installing water- and energy-saving electric grills.
Taco Bell Helps Oklahoma City Get Fit
City mayor Mick Cornett is partnering with the company to help the city lose a million pounds.
Live From the Floor: Wincor Aims to Create Competition in U.S. Quick-Serve Technology
As the No. 1 POS provider in Europe, Wincor Nixdorf is probably the biggest technology solutions company that you've never heard of. Tad Shepperd, the company's vice president of U.S. retail, is ready to change that.
Taco Bell To Roll Out New Menu
The new Fresco Menu will offer healthier alternatives and roll out nationwide December 31.
Free Taco Promotion at Taco Bell
If any player, from either team, steals a base during any game of the 2007 MLB World Series, everyone in the U.S. will have the opportunity to enjoy one free Beef Crunchy Taco from Taco Bell.
Taco Bell Partners with Gizmoz and MTV to Launch Virtual Casting Call
Taco Bell is searching for three virtual actors to star as animated talking characters in a 30-second Taco Bell television commercial, which will debut worldwide during the MTV Video Music Awards on September 9, 2007.
Taco Bell Appoints New CMO
Taco Bell Corp. announced that David Ovens has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Taco Bell effective August 6, 2007.
Taco Bell/KFC Multi-Brand Units Switch to Low-Linolenic Soybean Oil
Yum Brands today announced it has successfully converted 1,400 Taco Bell/KFC multi-brand locations to a low-linolenic soybean cooking oil.
California Farm Sues Taco Bell for Libel
Boskovich Farms filed a libel lawsuit against Taco Bell with the Orange County Superior Court on March 14.