The Mexican quick-serve says the new dishes will give them a leg up on the competition.

The signing of Taco Bueno’s first franchisee, Tulsa-based U.S. Beef Corp., coincides with the Mexican quick-serve chains new expansion push.

A seven-week SOS program at the drive-thru nets systemwide improvement of 14 seconds and record sales.

CKE Restaurants, Inc.
has signed a purchase agreement with an affiliate of Jacobson Partners, a private equity buyout firm, to purchase
its Taco Bueno subsidiary for $72.5 million, subject to certain adjustments to be determined at the time of closing.

Taco Bueno has received four awards from Sandelman & Associates’ Quick Track® “Awards of Excellence” for quick-service restaurant chains.