All Taco Bell articles
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Taco Bell launches late-night scheme
Encore Hours is aimed at post-gig music fans and will see select stores near venues closing as late as 2am
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KFC UK reports sales drop
Parent company Yum! Brands recorded a 3% decline in system sales growth for KFC UK in Q2 2024
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Yum! Brands to roll out voice AI
The KFC and Taco Bell operator plans to bring the tech to its brands’ drive-thrus around the world, as its digital business has more than doubled since 2019
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How Taco Bell’s biggest UK franchise collapsed into administration
T Bello Group, which was sold to Karali Group in a pre-pack for £3.5m saving 46 Taco Bell restaurants, suffered “severe liquidity challenges” after a rapid debt-fuelled expansion
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Karali Group acquires 46-strong Taco Bell portfolio
The sites were acquired as part of a pre-pack administration deal from Caskade Group. It follows news that 40 branches of KFC have been acquired by Adil Group from Caskade
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Yum! Brands trialling more than 40 AI initiatives
The group has reported a 1% decline in KFC UK sales but continues to see opportunity for more than 50,000 restaurants globally, as it looks to become the ’leading digital restaurant company’
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Taco Bell: ‘We’re still early in our growth journey’
Taco Bell is keen to expand further in the UK and sees strong appetite for the brand and for Mexican-inspired cuisine across Europe, according to general manager Ian Cranna
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Openings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, including McDonald’s, Slim Chickens, Banana Tree, Taco Bell, and more
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Yum! Brands sees strong Q3 momentum
KFC sales across Europe saw year-on-year growth of 13% in the quarter ending 30 September 2023, with the period also seeing record digital sales
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KFC UK & Ireland grows share of sales
Yum! Brands’ UK KFC business now accounts for 7% of all systemwide KFC sales - up 5% in the first quarter ended 31 March 2023.
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Yum! makes senior appointments for Taco Bell
Ian Cranna has been appointed general manager and Charles Saksik as development and finance director for Taco Bell UK & Europe
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KFC UK sales continue to decline
Yum! Brands has reported its third quarter results, with KFC system sales in the UK falling by 7% in Q3 and by 3% in the year to date
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Openings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings, featuring new restaurants from Taco Bell, Shoryu Ramen, Comptoir Group, and more
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KFC UK reports quarterly sales decline
In a financial update, Yum! Brands reported a quarterly sales decline of 8% at KFC UK & Ireland, and a 1% decline in the year to date
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Taco Bell: ‘We’ve massively accelerated our growth’
The QSR brand is just about to open its 100th site in the UK and believes it’s only on “the ground floor” in terms of opportunities, Gino Casciani, general manager for Taco Bell UK & Europe, tells MCA
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KFC UK & Ireland sees sales up 7%
Parent company Yum! Brands said sales within its KFC UK & Ireland division made up 8% of the global fast food chain’s overall revenue in the first quarter ended 31 March 2022
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Analysis & Insight
Brandwatch: Taco Bell
Since its re-entry into the UK market just over 10 years ago, Taco Bell has been steadily expanding across the UK. Georgi Gyton assess its progress and why it stands out from others in the QSR space.
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KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell see sales recover
Yum! Brands – owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell - has reported strong Q2 growth, with KFC UK’s system sales rising 248% compared with the previous year, when many of its stores were shut due to the pandemic.
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Taco Bell to launch digital-only store in Wembley
Taco Bell will open its first digital-only restaurant in the UK next week in Wembley.
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Torres to step down from Taco Bell
Taco Bell general manage for Europe Jorge Torres is to leave his role overseeing the Tex-Mex brand in the UK, MCA understands.