Not to be soft shell taco with Taco Bill. An image of the Taco Bell logo.

Taco Bell is a subsidiary of Yum! Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell, an entrepreneur who first opened a hot dog stand called Bell’s Drive-In in San Bernardino, California, in 1948. Glen Bell opened the first Taco Bell in 1962 at 7112 Firestone Boulevard in Downey, California. Currently there is a Taco Bell location across the street at 7127 Firestone Blvd, in Downey. In 1964, the first franchisee opened, in Torrance, California, at the intersection of West Carson Street and South Western Avenue which still exists but has been repurposed at 1647 West Carson Street. The corporate office has had a few locations, and previously maintained an office at 2516 Via Tejon in Palos Verdes, then at 2424 Moreton Street in Torrance before settling into Irvine more than 40 years ago in 1976 at 17901 Von Karman Avenue. In 1991, Taco Bell opened the first Taco Bell Express in San Francisco.

Taco Bell Express locations operate primarily inside convenience stores, truck stops, shopping malls, and airports. 50 million worth of Taco Bell-branded shells were recalled from supermarkets. Taco Bell agreed to meet all the coalition’s demands to improve wages and working conditions for Florida tomato pickers in its supply chain. The downstairs interior of the Taco Bell Cantina flagship store in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taco Bell began experimenting with fast-casual and urban concepts when it created U.