

It was the first-ever recall of genetically modified food (GMO). StarLink was approved only for use in animal feed because of questions about whether it can cause allergic reactions in people. The shells contained a variety of genetically modified corn called StarLink that was not approved for human consumption. In September 2000, up to $50 million worth of Taco Bell-branded shells were recalled from supermarkets. Close to the time that PepsiCo spun off its restaurant business in 1997, the Border Bell in Mountain View was closed and converted to a Taco Bell restaurant which was still open in 2018. In 1997, PepsiCo experimented with a new "fresh grill" concept, opening at least one Border Bell restaurant in Mountain View, California, on El Camino Real ( SR 82). The chain has since co-branded with Pizza Hut and Long John Silver's as well. Taco Bell began co-branding with KFC in 1995 when the first such co-brand opened in Clayton, North Carolina. Taco Bell Express locations operate primarily inside convenience stores, truck stops, shopping malls, and airports. In 1991, Taco Bell opened the first Taco Bell Express in San Francisco. Taco Bell sold Hot 'n Now to a Connecticut company in 1997. In 1990, the Hot 'n Now chain was acquired. Several locations in the Midwestern United States were converted from Zantigo, a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Mexican chain which PepsiCo acquired in 1986. In 1978, PepsiCo purchased Taco Bell from Glen Bell.

PepsiCo subsidiaryįormer headquarters at 17901 Von Karman Avenue in Irvine, California 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 1970, Taco Bell went public with 325 restaurants.
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Original Taco Bells only featured walk-up windows without indoor seating or drive-thru service and former original Taco Bell locations still survive while having been repurposed, frequently as other Mexican restaurants. The first location east of the Mississippi River opened on East Main Street in Springfield, Ohio, in 1968. In 1967, the 100th restaurant opened at 400 South Brookhurst in Anaheim which was later replaced by a new restaurant at 324 South Brookhurst. 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 first restaurant closed in 1986, while the building was saved from demolition November 19, 2015, and was moved 45 miles (72 km) to the Taco Bell Corporate Office at 1 Glen Bell Way in Irvine and is currently stored intact on the corporate parking lot premises and known as "Taco Bell Numero Uno". The original location was a 400-square-foot (37 m 2) building about the size of a two-car garage, and was built with Mission-style arches that covered a small walk-up window that served the original menu items: Tostadas, burritos, frijoles, chiliburgers, and tacos, all for 19 cents ($2 in 2022 dollars ). Currently there is a Taco Bell location across the street at 7127 Firestone Blvd, in Downey. Glen Bell opened the first Taco Bell in 1962 at 7112 Firestone Boulevard in Downey, California.
