COMPANY

Founded 1962 by Glen Bell, for whom the chain was named. Sold to Pepsi in 1978. Now a subsidiary of Yum! Brands.

Official Website:
http://www.tacobell.com/

Industry:
Restaurant

Ticker:
(subsidiary)

Corporate headquarters:
Irvine, CA

Sales:
$5.4B (2003)

Employees:
166,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Glen Bell	Business	3-Sep-1923	17-Jan-2010	Taco Bell founder
Stephen Carley	Business	c. 1952		CEO, El Pollo Loco
Olden Lee	Business	c. 1942		Long-time Pepsi executive
Melissa Lora	Business	c. 1963		CFO of Taco Bell
Martyn R. Redgrave	Business	c. 1953		CFO of Limited Brands
Julia A. Stewart	Business	c. 1955		CEO of IHOP

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Carlos Alazraqui	Actor	20-Jul-1962		Deputy Garcia on Reno 911!

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jason Lee	Actor	25-Apr-1970		My Name Is Earl
Jose Padilla	Terrorist	18-Oct-1970		Alleged Terrorist

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles Barkley	Basketball	20-Feb-1963		NBA player scored over 23,000 points
Adam Carolla	Radio Personality	27-May-1964		Loveline, The Man Show
Johnny Cash	Country Musician	26-Feb-1932	12-Sep-2003	The Man in Black
Patrick Duffy	Actor	17-Mar-1949		Bobby Ewing on Dallas
Erik Estrada	Actor	16-Mar-1949		Officer Francis Poncharello on CHiPs
MC Hammer	Singer/Songwriter	30-Mar-1962		Can't touch this
Ricardo Montalban	Actor	25-Nov-1920	14-Jan-2009	Roarke on Fantasy Island
Willie Nelson	Country Musician	30-Apr-1933		The red-headed stranger
Shaquille O'Neal	Basketball	6-Mar-1972		Shaq Attack
Hakeem Olajuwon	Basketball	21-Jan-1963		Houston Rockets
Jack Palance	Actor	18-Feb-1919	10-Nov-2006	Performed one-handed push-ups
Verne Troyer	Actor	1-Jan-1969		Mini-Me
Andrew W.K.	Singer/Songwriter	9-May-1979		It's Time To Party

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