All Taco Bell articles
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Analysis & InsightIs Taco Bell planning to launch Live Más café in the UK?
Taco Bell has launched the cult Mountain Dew Baja Blast across its UK estate, a move that could signal wider ambitions for its drinks-led Live Más café concept in Britain
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NewsTaco Bell to bring Baja Blast to UK
The tropical lime-flavored soft drink, an exclusive Taco Bell partnership with PepsiCo, will launch nationwide tomorrow (30 June)
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NewsYum! Brands to sell Pizza Hut for $2.7bn
The US fast food group says the deal, which follows a strategic review of the struggling pizza chain, positions it for ‘long-term growth and shareholder value creation’
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InterviewsYum! Brands: ‘There are untapped opportunities in unified systems’
Jatin Chandwani, chief product and growth officer for the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, told delegates at MCA’s Hostech that Byte by Yum! was developed to remove the need to integrate different tech solutions
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NewsTaco Bell gears up to launch Live Más loyalty programme
Speaking at MCA’s Hostech conference, marketing director Lucy Dee described the shift away from a points-based system towards a more experiential platform
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NewsTaco Bell launches first UK travel hub location
The QSR chain has opened at Birmingham New Street in partnership with Compass Group, with further travel hub sites in the pipeline
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NewsKarali Group: ‘The Real Greek is a natural fit for what we’re building’
Co-CEO Karim Janmohamed says he is looking forward to the future following the purchase of 19 of The Real Greek’s 28 restaurants
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NewsTaco Bell UK achieves 23% sales growth
The UK business delivered same-store sales growth of 23% over the past two years, contributing heavily to a strong performance across international markets
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NewsKarali closes in on a rescue deal for The Real Greek
Sky News reports that a pre-pack administration could include just 10-15 of Real Greek’s sites, with around half its estate set for closure
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Analysis & InsightDublin down on growth – why quick-service brands are flocking to Ireland
The Emerald Isle’s QSR market is seeing an influx of operators crossing the Irish Sea attracted by surging consumer demand, a strong economy and favourable rates of VAT
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InterviewsTaco Bell: ‘We’re at a tipping point of penetration’
Ian Cranna, general manager for UK and Europe, told MCA’s Food to Go Conference the US Tex-Mex chain is bullish about its growth prospects in the UK
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NewsTaco Bell UK to launch Live Más ‘experiences platform’
Billed as a rewards programme spanning food, fashion, and music, the platform will go live later this year, after Taco Bell’s UK business delivered a “standout” performance in its Q4 results
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NewsNew sessions announced for Food To Go Conference
Gail’s, Taco Bell, Coco di Mama and Chaiiwala are among the big-name brands that have joined the line-up for MCA’s upcoming Conference, on 5 March.
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InterviewsTaco Bell: ‘150 stores sounds like a lot – but there’s room for much more’
Ian Cranna, general manager for UK & Europe, speaks to MCA about reaching the 150-site milestone, accelerating expansion further, and what’s behind Taco Bell’s success story
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories featuring new details on the vendor lineup at Market Place Leicester Square, Aqua Restaurant Group’s latest concept, and Bancone’s fifth London site
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NewsYum! Brands: Reinvigorating Pizza Hut could require ‘multi-year effort’
CEO Chris Turner said the pizza chain has “lots of strengths” and may achieve more success outside the ownership of Yum!, as group initiates a strategic review for the brand
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Weekend PressTaco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
Since 2023, the fast-food chain has introduced the technology at over 500 locations in the US, with the aim of reducing mistakes and speeding up orders
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NewsTaco Bell to debut in Ireland
Applegreen plans to open further Taco Bell outlets at its Irish locations over the next five years as part of a €1bn investment programme
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NewsTaco Bell to open 30 Live Mas Cafés by the end of 2025
The US fast food chain is expanding its indulgence-focused café concept across California and Texas
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NewsKFC UK achieves +4% sales growth in Q1 2025
Yum! Brands CEO David Gibbs said there had been strong progress on some of the “bold initiatives” the business was putting in place, such as its trial of Kwench drinks within UK KFC stores, with the pilot showing “promising” early results