Taco Bell

[Dick Foster]

40% meat? I love their tacos. What the fuck have I been eating???!!!

Mystery meat. That's what we called it in the military. Especially the c-rations. Lord only knows what some of that stuff was.

 

[the other mike]

40% meat? I love their tacos. What the fuck have I been eating???!!!

Mystery meat. That's what we called it in the military. Especially the c-rations. Lord only knows what some of that stuff was.

Prison meat they say is made from emu, so that's a possibility.
Taco Bell.....for inmate consumption only.

 

[AZrailwhale]

Long ago Glen Bell created a restaurant based on the lean model that the the McDonald's bothers and Harry Synder (or In-N-Out fame) had jointly created to incredible success. Unlike the two burger behemoths that had popped up in 1948, Bell was a late comer in 1962. But like them, Taco Bell had a simple menu with very low prices and nearly instant service. Tacos, bean burritos, a bun taco, and beans in a cup with sauce and cheese - along with soft drinks were the only offerings.

The simple menu ensured that food was made in front of the customer in seconds. A scoop of meat in a pre-cooked taco shell, lettuce and cheese. A scoop of beans in a flour tortilla, sauce, cheese. These took seconds to assemble and created truly fast food. A taco was $0.14 and a burrito $0.15 . In current dollars that would be $1.55 for a bean burrito.

Bell sold the chain to Pepsi in 1974. Pepsi nearly drove the chain broke through extreme mismanagement, along with KFC and Pizza Hut. All three were sold to Japanese food conglomerate Yum! foods. Yum! was able to not only salvage the brand but grow it to the second largest fast food chain in the world.

How did they do it? A better question is what Pepsi did wrong. Pepsi added more and more menu items, and raised prices constantly. In 1988, Pepsi was charging $1.79 for a taco, which would be $3.94 in today's dollars. Few would pay that price.

Yum! ran a special on Sunday's where tacos and burritos were reduced to $0.29. This was selling the food at a significant loss, but drinks and other items remained at regular prices. This worked spectacularly for Yum! who soon made the lower price - but at $0.39 the every day price. Business schools study the "Taco Bell Model" due to the astounding turn around Yum! was able to bring about.

As years went on though, Taco Bell fell into the same trap of expanding menu items and rapidly rising prices. A partnership with Frito-Lay brought about dozens of cross product items such as Nacho Cheese Dorritos Tacos. And again Taco Bell is falling into decline.

So the corporation is again cutting the menu, but instead of retreating to the mainstay items, they are increasing the push of newer items, particularly those which feature nacho cheese sauce rather than cheese. The sauce is extremely cheap and creates higher margins.

I typically call the nacho cheese whiz concoction "cheese snot," which isn't accurate since there is no actual cheese in it. Yum! is notorious for producing chemistry experiments rather than food. In 2012 the USDA ordered Taco Bell to cease calling their taco filling "meat" as it had less than 40% actual meat. Taco Bell convinced regulators that they had increased the meat content, but consumers remain skeptical that the filling is out of a lab in Tokyo rather than from a cow. The cheese snot likewise has VERY LITTLE cheese in it and is mostly emulsifiers and salt. Again out of a Tokyo lab rather than a Wisconsin farm.

Because of the bloated menu, no longer is food quick. Order a taco and it will be soggy because of the wait to get it to you. The new Taco Bell president is on the right track to reduce menu items, but focus on the basics not the boutique items.

In fact, the basic taco and burrito have stayed stable to the price point set in 1992. But if Taco Bell wants to return to glory days it would be wise to shed the novelty items and particularly the frankenfoods and return to a simple model of tacos and burritos.

I worked for Taco Bell’s competitor Pup-N-Taco in high school. We put out better food faster. Only Pepsi’s infusion of money allowed Taco Bell to win the taco war and expand nationally. We had a slightly more varied menu, hot dogs and pastrami sandwhiches as well as tacos, tostadas and burritos. Most orders were filled in under two minutes by a motivated workforce.

 

[Uncensored2008]

I worked for Taco Bell’s competitor Pup-N-Taco in high school. We put out better food faster. Only Pepsi’s infusion of money allowed Taco Bell to win the taco war and expand nationally. We had a slightly more varied menu, hot dogs and pastrami sandwhiches as well as tacos, tostadas and burritos. Most orders were filled in under two minutes by a motivated workforce.

There was a Pup-N-Taco by the old Capri theater in West Covina when I was a kid. Honestly, never thought much of the food. Der WienerSchnitzel had better hot dogs, and the hot sauce for the tacos was sweet, a spicy catsup. Taco Bell had good hot sauce and great burrito sauce.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Long ago Glen Bell created a restaurant based on the lean model that the the McDonald's bothers and Harry Synder (or In-N-Out fame) had jointly created to incredible success. Unlike the two burger behemoths that had popped up in 1948, Bell was a late comer in 1962. But like them, Taco Bell had a simple menu with very low prices and nearly instant service. Tacos, bean burritos, a bun taco, and beans in a cup with sauce and cheese - along with soft drinks were the only offerings.

The simple menu ensured that food was made in front of the customer in seconds. A scoop of meat in a pre-cooked taco shell, lettuce and cheese. A scoop of beans in a flour tortilla, sauce, cheese. These took seconds to assemble and created truly fast food. A taco was $0.14 and a burrito $0.15 . In current dollars that would be $1.55 for a bean burrito.

Bell sold the chain to Pepsi in 1974. Pepsi nearly drove the chain broke through extreme mismanagement, along with KFC and Pizza Hut. All three were sold to Japanese food conglomerate Yum! foods. Yum! was able to not only salvage the brand but grow it to the second largest fast food chain in the world.

How did they do it? A better question is what Pepsi did wrong. Pepsi added more and more menu items, and raised prices constantly. In 1988, Pepsi was charging $1.79 for a taco, which would be $3.94 in today's dollars. Few would pay that price.

Yum! ran a special on Sunday's where tacos and burritos were reduced to $0.29. This was selling the food at a significant loss, but drinks and other items remained at regular prices. This worked spectacularly for Yum! who soon made the lower price - but at $0.39 the every day price. Business schools study the "Taco Bell Model" due to the astounding turn around Yum! was able to bring about.

As years went on though, Taco Bell fell into the same trap of expanding menu items and rapidly rising prices. A partnership with Frito-Lay brought about dozens of cross product items such as Nacho Cheese Dorritos Tacos. And again Taco Bell is falling into decline.

So the corporation is again cutting the menu, but instead of retreating to the mainstay items, they are increasing the push of newer items, particularly those which feature nacho cheese sauce rather than cheese. The sauce is extremely cheap and creates higher margins.

I typically call the nacho cheese whiz concoction "cheese snot," which isn't accurate since there is no actual cheese in it. Yum! is notorious for producing chemistry experiments rather than food. In 2012 the USDA ordered Taco Bell to cease calling their taco filling "meat" as it had less than 40% actual meat. Taco Bell convinced regulators that they had increased the meat content, but consumers remain skeptical that the filling is out of a lab in Tokyo rather than from a cow. The cheese snot likewise has VERY LITTLE cheese in it and is mostly emulsifiers and salt. Again out of a Tokyo lab rather than a Wisconsin farm.

Because of the bloated menu, no longer is food quick. Order a taco and it will be soggy because of the wait to get it to you. The new Taco Bell president is on the right track to reduce menu items, but focus on the basics not the boutique items.

In fact, the basic taco and burrito have stayed stable to the price point set in 1992. But if Taco Bell wants to return to glory days it would be wise to shed the novelty items and particularly the frankenfoods and return to a simple model of tacos and burritos.

Taco Bell..best laxative known to man!

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Jack in the Box also sells tacos.
They are greasy and delicious.

 

[TheParser]

'''
Conan is so darn funny! (If he has publicly commented on the two Presidential candidates, I do NOT want to know about it. It might ruin my admiration for him.)

From what I've seen, Conan is the ONLY late night show host
that doesn't trash-talk our president. I'd like to see him go a step further and endorse him- maybe have him on as a guest, but I understand he'd lose half his audience .

He's on too late for me. (I used to watch early morning reruns.)

Glad to hear that so far he has not been intimidated into telling us how horrible Trump is and how simply marvelous the plagiarist is!

Have a nice day!

 

[Shawnee_b]

I haven't had taco bell in 30 years plus, pretty bad but I gotta say if you can choke it down, it will "make a turd" and several good farts too. At the time I preferred Taco Time. Specially the deep fried burritos. Been 10 years since I ate any fast food ANY! and that's maybe 3 times in the past 30 years.

Ever toured a restaurant kitchen, or any cooking facility? (you don't want to) You can, it's your right. If you do you'll cook your own meals as I do.

 

[Persistence Of Memory]

Long ago Glen Bell created a restaurant based on the lean model that the the McDonald's bothers and Harry Synder (or In-N-Out fame) had jointly created to incredible success. Unlike the two burger behemoths that had popped up in 1948, Bell was a late comer in 1962. But like them, Taco Bell had a simple menu with very low prices and nearly instant service. Tacos, bean burritos, a bun taco, and beans in a cup with sauce and cheese - along with soft drinks were the only offerings.

The simple menu ensured that food was made in front of the customer in seconds. A scoop of meat in a pre-cooked taco shell, lettuce and cheese. A scoop of beans in a flour tortilla, sauce, cheese. These took seconds to assemble and created truly fast food. A taco was $0.14 and a burrito $0.15 . In current dollars that would be $1.55 for a bean burrito.

Bell sold the chain to Pepsi in 1974. Pepsi nearly drove the chain broke through extreme mismanagement, along with KFC and Pizza Hut. All three were sold to Japanese food conglomerate Yum! foods. Yum! was able to not only salvage the brand but grow it to the second largest fast food chain in the world.

How did they do it? A better question is what Pepsi did wrong. Pepsi added more and more menu items, and raised prices constantly. In 1988, Pepsi was charging $1.79 for a taco, which would be $3.94 in today's dollars. Few would pay that price.

Yum! ran a special on Sunday's where tacos and burritos were reduced to $0.29. This was selling the food at a significant loss, but drinks and other items remained at regular prices. This worked spectacularly for Yum! who soon made the lower price - but at $0.39 the every day price. Business schools study the "Taco Bell Model" due to the astounding turn around Yum! was able to bring about.

As years went on though, Taco Bell fell into the same trap of expanding menu items and rapidly rising prices. A partnership with Frito-Lay brought about dozens of cross product items such as Nacho Cheese Dorritos Tacos. And again Taco Bell is falling into decline.

So the corporation is again cutting the menu, but instead of retreating to the mainstay items, they are increasing the push of newer items, particularly those which feature nacho cheese sauce rather than cheese. The sauce is extremely cheap and creates higher margins.

I typically call the nacho cheese whiz concoction "cheese snot," which isn't accurate since there is no actual cheese in it. Yum! is notorious for producing chemistry experiments rather than food. In 2012 the USDA ordered Taco Bell to cease calling their taco filling "meat" as it had less than 40% actual meat. Taco Bell convinced regulators that they had increased the meat content, but consumers remain skeptical that the filling is out of a lab in Tokyo rather than from a cow. The cheese snot likewise has VERY LITTLE cheese in it and is mostly emulsifiers and salt. Again out of a Tokyo lab rather than a Wisconsin farm.

Because of the bloated menu, no longer is food quick. Order a taco and it will be soggy because of the wait to get it to you. The new Taco Bell president is on the right track to reduce menu items, but focus on the basics not the boutique items.

In fact, the basic taco and burrito have stayed stable to the price point set in 1992. But if Taco Bell wants to return to glory days it would be wise to shed the novelty items and particularly the frankenfoods and return to a simple model of tacos and burritos.

I just blew a big fart reading this.

 

[Likkmee]

Long ago Glen Bell created a restaurant based on the lean model that the the McDonald's bothers and Harry Synder (or In-N-Out fame) had jointly created to incredible success. Unlike the two burger behemoths that had popped up in 1948, Bell was a late comer in 1962. But like them, Taco Bell had a simple menu with very low prices and nearly instant service. Tacos, bean burritos, a bun taco, and beans in a cup with sauce and cheese - along with soft drinks were the only offerings.

The simple menu ensured that food was made in front of the customer in seconds. A scoop of meat in a pre-cooked taco shell, lettuce and cheese. A scoop of beans in a flour tortilla, sauce, cheese. These took seconds to assemble and created truly fast food. A taco was $0.14 and a burrito $0.15 . In current dollars that would be $1.55 for a bean burrito.

Bell sold the chain to Pepsi in 1974. Pepsi nearly drove the chain broke through extreme mismanagement, along with KFC and Pizza Hut. All three were sold to Japanese food conglomerate Yum! foods. Yum! was able to not only salvage the brand but grow it to the second largest fast food chain in the world.

How did they do it? A better question is what Pepsi did wrong. Pepsi added more and more menu items, and raised prices constantly. In 1988, Pepsi was charging $1.79 for a taco, which would be $3.94 in today's dollars. Few would pay that price.

Yum! ran a special on Sunday's where tacos and burritos were reduced to $0.29. This was selling the food at a significant loss, but drinks and other items remained at regular prices. This worked spectacularly for Yum! who soon made the lower price - but at $0.39 the every day price. Business schools study the "Taco Bell Model" due to the astounding turn around Yum! was able to bring about.

As years went on though, Taco Bell fell into the same trap of expanding menu items and rapidly rising prices. A partnership with Frito-Lay brought about dozens of cross product items such as Nacho Cheese Dorritos Tacos. And again Taco Bell is falling into decline.

So the corporation is again cutting the menu, but instead of retreating to the mainstay items, they are increasing the push of newer items, particularly those which feature nacho cheese sauce rather than cheese. The sauce is extremely cheap and creates higher margins.

I typically call the nacho cheese whiz concoction "cheese snot," which isn't accurate since there is no actual cheese in it. Yum! is notorious for producing chemistry experiments rather than food. In 2012 the USDA ordered Taco Bell to cease calling their taco filling "meat" as it had less than 40% actual meat. Taco Bell convinced regulators that they had increased the meat content, but consumers remain skeptical that the filling is out of a lab in Tokyo rather than from a cow. The cheese snot likewise has VERY LITTLE cheese in it and is mostly emulsifiers and salt. Again out of a Tokyo lab rather than a Wisconsin farm.

Because of the bloated menu, no longer is food quick. Order a taco and it will be soggy because of the wait to get it to you. The new Taco Bell president is on the right track to reduce menu items, but focus on the basics not the boutique items.

In fact, the basic taco and burrito have stayed stable to the price point set in 1992. But if Taco Bell wants to return to glory days it would be wise to shed the novelty items and particularly the frankenfoods and return to a simple model of tacos and burritos.

I just blew a big fart reading this.

If it did't stink i recommend getting a covid test

 

[OldLady]

Long ago Glen Bell created a restaurant based on the lean model that the the McDonald's bothers and Harry Synder (or In-N-Out fame) had jointly created to incredible success. Unlike the two burger behemoths that had popped up in 1948, Bell was a late comer in 1962. But like them, Taco Bell had a simple menu with very low prices and nearly instant service. Tacos, bean burritos, a bun taco, and beans in a cup with sauce and cheese - along with soft drinks were the only offerings.

The simple menu ensured that food was made in front of the customer in seconds. A scoop of meat in a pre-cooked taco shell, lettuce and cheese. A scoop of beans in a flour tortilla, sauce, cheese. These took seconds to assemble and created truly fast food. A taco was $0.14 and a burrito $0.15 . In current dollars that would be $1.55 for a bean burrito.

Bell sold the chain to Pepsi in 1974. Pepsi nearly drove the chain broke through extreme mismanagement, along with KFC and Pizza Hut. All three were sold to Japanese food conglomerate Yum! foods. Yum! was able to not only salvage the brand but grow it to the second largest fast food chain in the world.

How did they do it? A better question is what Pepsi did wrong. Pepsi added more and more menu items, and raised prices constantly. In 1988, Pepsi was charging $1.79 for a taco, which would be $3.94 in today's dollars. Few would pay that price.

Yum! ran a special on Sunday's where tacos and burritos were reduced to $0.29. This was selling the food at a significant loss, but drinks and other items remained at regular prices. This worked spectacularly for Yum! who soon made the lower price - but at $0.39 the every day price. Business schools study the "Taco Bell Model" due to the astounding turn around Yum! was able to bring about.

As years went on though, Taco Bell fell into the same trap of expanding menu items and rapidly rising prices. A partnership with Frito-Lay brought about dozens of cross product items such as Nacho Cheese Dorritos Tacos. And again Taco Bell is falling into decline.

So the corporation is again cutting the menu, but instead of retreating to the mainstay items, they are increasing the push of newer items, particularly those which feature nacho cheese sauce rather than cheese. The sauce is extremely cheap and creates higher margins.

I typically call the nacho cheese whiz concoction "cheese snot," which isn't accurate since there is no actual cheese in it. Yum! is notorious for producing chemistry experiments rather than food. In 2012 the USDA ordered Taco Bell to cease calling their taco filling "meat" as it had less than 40% actual meat. Taco Bell convinced regulators that they had increased the meat content, but consumers remain skeptical that the filling is out of a lab in Tokyo rather than from a cow. The cheese snot likewise has VERY LITTLE cheese in it and is mostly emulsifiers and salt. Again out of a Tokyo lab rather than a Wisconsin farm.

Because of the bloated menu, no longer is food quick. Order a taco and it will be soggy because of the wait to get it to you. The new Taco Bell president is on the right track to reduce menu items, but focus on the basics not the boutique items.

In fact, the basic taco and burrito have stayed stable to the price point set in 1992. But if Taco Bell wants to return to glory days it would be wise to shed the novelty items and particularly the frankenfoods and return to a simple model of tacos and burritos.

Taco Bell..best laxative known to man!

Then you've never had a muffuletta.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Jack in the Box also sells tacos.
They are greasy and delicious.
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Soy mush and American cheese.

Yeah, not a taco.

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

40% meat? I love their tacos. What the fuck have I been eating???!!!

The worst Mexican food I ever had was in Mexico. Twice in Cancun

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Taco Bells new simplified menu SUCKS ASS.
No more mexi melts
No more taco pizzas
No more chicken soft tacos
No more baha steak chalupas
No more taco salads
And on and on

But I can get a bunch of low calorie bullshit. If I was weight watching I wouldn't be eating fast food ffs.

 

[the other mike]

My homemade tacos are the tastiest I've ever had and I'm just being honest. Frankly, they're pretty easy to make - the biggest factor is the quality of meat you use. I'm sure freshly ground beef at home can't be topped, but our local grocery store has the best ground beef around here( at least better than any supermarket's and especially Walmart)

 

[OldLady]

40% meat? I love their tacos. What the fuck have I been eating???!!!

The worst Mexican food I ever had was in Mexico. Twice in Cancun

There's a Mexican takeout near here and although I prefer crunchy tacos, their tacos (soft tortillas only) are the best I've had anywhere because they use slow cooked, seasoned beef, not hamburger with a seasoning packet thrown over it.

Their nachos suck, though, because Mexicans don't eat nachos. They're trying to please the Americans' palate but they ought to stick with what they know.

If I were to ever go to Mexico, I would hunt until I found chicken mole. That stuff is the absolute bomb! It's got so many ingredients, I'll bet even TNHarley would love it!

 

[Canon Shooter]

I remember reading once that, in some small university newspaper poll, Taco Bell was named "Best Mexican Food".

I just had to sit there and shake my head...

 

[TNHarley]

OldLady I just looked that chicken mole up. Sounds different but it sounds good! I think ima try it this weekend lol

 

[OldLady]

OldLady I just looked that chicken mole up. Sounds different but it sounds good! I think ima try it this weekend lol

It's one of the best things I ever put in my mouth. You're going to eat it at a restaurant, right? Not try to make it?

 

[TNHarley]

OldLady I just looked that chicken mole up. Sounds different but it sounds good! I think ima try it this weekend lol

It's one of the best things I ever put in my mouth. You're going to eat it at a restaurant, right? Not try to make it?

I would have to try and make it. Cant get that stuff around here