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How Heather Neary is bringing Taco John's into the future

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 25, 2025

A Deeper Dive: On this week’s episode of the restaurant finance podcast, the CEO of the fast-food Mexican chain talks about technology, franchising and menu innovation.

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Does Chipotle have a structural problem? Probably not

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 24, 2025

The Bottom Line: The fast-casual Mexican chain remains a shockingly good value and its first-quarter sales slowdown was not out of the ordinary.

Food

Taco John's travels back to its 'West-Mex' roots to spice up the menu

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 18, 2025

Behind the Menu: Starting with its new Fiesta sauce and maximizing what’s already stocked in the pantry, the Mexican fast-food chain is driving flavor throughout its platform.

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Taco Bell is apparently unstoppable right now

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 30, 2025

Despite consumer weakness that is hitting just about every other U.S. fast-food brand right now, the Mexican chain continued to thrive last quarter. And it has big plans for more.

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In the fast-food Mexican sector, there is Taco Bell, and everyone else

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 25, 2025

The Bottom Line: Jack in the Box’s planned sale of Del Taco highlights the sector’s complexity. Consumers are eating more Mexican. But they’re avoiding fast-food Mexican restaurants. Unless it’s Taco Bell.

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How Taco Bell plans to triple its international restaurant count

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 21, 2025

The Mexican fast-food chain has historically been slower to expand outside the U.S. as its offerings were less familiar elsewhere. But the company believes it finally has the right strategy to become a global growth engine.

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Taco Bell's unique menu takes center stage

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 07, 2025

The fast-food giant won legions of adoring fans thanks to a constant stream of new menu items that few other restaurant chains can do. And now it plans to increase that pace.

Financing

Taco Bell is apparently starting 2025 on fire

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 04, 2025

The Mexican fast-food chain’s same-store sales are expected to grow 8% in the first quarter, despite poor weather and a difficult restaurant operating environment.

Food

Taco Bell introduces Caliente Cantina Chicken, feeding the demand for fiery flavors

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 25, 2025

The Mexican fast-food chain gives its signature Cantina Chicken a shot of heat with red jalapeño sauce, launching on the menu Thursday.

Food

How much updating can Chi-Chi's stand without losing its soul?

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 12, 2024

Restaurant Rewind: The Mexican pioneer is promising to return in a more contemporary version. A look back at its heyday suggests that’ll be a challenging transformation.

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