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Taco Bell

Financing

Franchisee buys 24 Taco Bells

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 05, 2018

ABDD Capital acquired the locations in Louisville, Ky.

Financing

Yum Brands to invest $200M in Grubhub

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 08, 2018

The online ordering company will be the delivery provider for KFC and Taco Bell in the U.S.

Financing

Pizza Hut's recovery gains speed

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 08, 2018

But its sister chain KFC stumbles in the fourth quarter amid intense competition.

Food

Restaurants spotlight new seafood dishes for Lent

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 09, 2018

Shrimp stars in many chain LTOs.

Leadership

Chipotle raids a QSR rival for its new CEO

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 13, 2018

The troubled burrito chain has plucked an experienced marketer from Taco Bell, the sort of chain it swore it would never copy.

Leadership

Why Brian Niccol shouldn't turn Chipotle into a QSR

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 14, 2018

Or at least not too much. The industry needs a sometimes-annoying contrarian to keep it fresh and innovative. Let it remain the anti-fast-food brand.

Leadership

Cheryl Bachelder for president—er, CEO

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 15, 2018

The executive who worked magic at Popeyes would be the ideal chief for a brand just starting its searching for a leader: Taco Bell.

Leadership

Remembering the highs and lows of Steve Ells’ reign

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 15, 2018

Ells, a chef by training, has been a disruptor, industry critic, apologist, risk taker, contrarian and culinary traditionalist.

Operations

Beating back wage hikes and 4 other head-spinning moments

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 16, 2018

The industry showed it's not afraid to stand up to its adversaries on important government issues, and will likely be emboldened going forward by help in the rumble from an unlikely source. It also was fearless in exploiting the opportunities afforded by the P.F. Chang's Olympics. Or something like that.

Food

Taco Bell to sell chips—at the supermarket

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 22, 2018

The chips will be available in May, with flavors based on the chain's sauce packets.

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