Editing Taco Bell (section)

=== Oceania ===

====Australia====
Taco Bell first opened in [[Australia]] in September 1981, but Taco Bell was ordered to change its name after the owner of a local restaurant successfully sued Taco Bell for misleading conduct.<ref>{{cite AustLII|FCA|219|1981|litigants=Re Taco Bell Pty Limited v Taco Company of Australia Inc |parallelcite=(1981) 60 [[Federal Law Reports|FLR]] 60 |date=December 22, 1981 |courtname=auto}}</ref> The local restaurant was called "Taco Bell's Casa" and had been operating in Australia since the 1970s. The owner successfully argued that Sydneysiders would confuse the takeaway chain with his restaurant, and this would damage his reputation. Taco Bell later opened in 1997 in Australia with a store in the cinema district on [[George Street, Sydney]] and a year later in 1998 within a few [[KFC]] stores in the state of New South Wales, but by 2005, the Taco Bell brand was pulled out of the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11160720|title=Taco Bell back on menu for NZ|first=Christopher|last=Adams|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=November 21, 2013|access-date=June 2, 2015}}</ref>

On September 13, 2017, [[Collins Foods]] announced that Taco Bell would return to the Australian market, with their first store being situated in the [[Brisbane]] suburb of [[Annerley]] in [[Queensland]] using a refurbished [[Sizzler]] restaurant which had closed earlier that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a5a6fb_536db53e80d844f3b22b75c5966d581c.pdf|title=The Taco's Out of the Bag|date=September 13, 2017|access-date=September 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923001951/https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a5a6fb_536db53e80d844f3b22b75c5966d581c.pdf|archive-date=September 23, 2017}}</ref> The Annerley store opened on November 4, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/superfan-flies-from-sydney-for-opening-of-country-s-first-taco-bell-in-brisbane-20171104-p4ywt2.html|title=Superfan flies from Sydney for opening of Australia's first Taco Bell in Brisbane|last=Crockford|first=Toby|date=November 4, 2017|work=[[Brisbane Times]]|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105080216/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/superfan-flies-from-sydney-for-opening-of-country-s-first-taco-bell-in-brisbane-20171104-p4ywt2.html|archive-date=November 5, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Collins Foods signed a development deal with Yum! Brands to open over 50 Taco Bell restaurants across Australia between January 2019 and December 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.afr.com/business/retail/collins-foods-to-open-50-taco-bell-restaurants-in-australia-20181003-h167ed|title=Collins Foods to open 50 Taco Bell restaurants in Australia|work=[[The Australian Financial Review]]|last=Mitchell|first=Sue|date=October 4, 2018|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> A legal dispute with [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]-based restaurant chain [[Taco Bill]] was resolved in February 2020.<ref>[https://insideretail.com.au/news/cease-fire-taco-bell-and-taco-bill-reach-settlement-202002 Cease-fire; Taco Bell and Taco Bill reach settlement], Nick Hall, Inside Retail, February 14, 2020</ref>

As of February 2024, there are 39 Taco Bell restaurants across Australia; 12 in [[New South Wales]], 13 in [[Queensland]], nine in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], and four in [[Western Australia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tacobell.com.au/order-now-locations/ | title=Find Your Taco Bell }}</ref> There are also plans to open restaurants in other locations, such as [[Canberra]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.smartcompany.com.au/industries/hospitality/taco-bell-australia-stores/ | title=Taco Bell to hit 100-plus stores in Australia thanks to two new partners | date=July 11, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://franchisebusiness.com.au/taco-bell-announces-nsw-and-act-expansion/ | title=Taco Bell announces NSW and ACT expansion | date=December 10, 2018 }}</ref> the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.star1045.com.au/home/taco-bell-central-coast/ | title=Get Ready 'Cause Taco Bell Could be Gracing Us with Their Presence on the Central Coast | date=October 14, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://omny.fm/shows/the-nsw-briefing/the-central-coast-is-getting-a-taco-bell | title=The Central Coast is getting a Taco Bell - the New South Wales Briefing }}</ref> [[Port Macquarie]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/7419319/taco-bell-confirms-port-macquarie-as-site-for-new-restaurant/ | title=Taco Bell confirms Port Macquarie as site for new restaurant | date=September 10, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://acapmag.com.au/2022/02/rain-slows-work-on-hastings-river-drive-service-station-development/ | title=Rain slows work on Hastings River Drive service station development }}</ref> and [[Toowoomba]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.consolidatedpropertiesgroup.com.au/wilsonton-shopping-centre-to-welcome-7-eleven-taco-bell/ | title=Wilsonton Shopping Centre to welcome 7 Eleven & Taco Bell – Consolidated Properties Group }}</ref> While the chain has grown nationwide, both of its two outlets in [[North Queensland]] closed in November 2022, which were previously locations in [[Cairns]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/taco-bell-in-dfo-shopping-centre-closes-down/news-story/88f6634ed3beb8a4542dfeb34c556f3a|title=Taco Bell in DFO Shopping Centre closes down|date=May 20, 2023}}</ref> and [[Townsville]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TBWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.townsvillebulletin.com.au%2Fnews%2Ftownsville%2Ftaco-bell-townsville-shuts-after-shortlived-stint%2Fnews-story%2F800233ba4c945da95d66828843cea062&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=7d506b77a84ee77fe4987d1fe4cd4f4a-1686116849 | title=Subscribe to the Townsville Bulletin }}</ref> In April 2025, Taco Bell owner Collins Foods announced to exit the Australian operations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Condie |first=Stuart |title=Taco Bell's Australian Operator Plans to Exit the Business |url=https://www.wsj.com/business/taco-bells-australian-operator-plans-to-exit-the-business-6beb3cc6 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref>

====New Zealand====
Taco Bell officially opened its first [[New Zealand]] location on November 12, 2019, in the suburb of [[New Lynn]], [[Auckland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Taco Bell NZ menu and prices revealed |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12284416 |access-date=November 15, 2019 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=November 12, 2019}}</ref>

As of January 2023, there are 14 Taco Bell restaurants across New Zealand; 10 on the [[North Island]] and four on the [[South Island]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tacobell.co.nz/en/store-locator.html | title=Find Your Local Taco Bell Store {{!}} Satisfy That Taco Craving }}</ref> By city, there are seven in [[Auckland]], three in [[Christchurch]] and one each in [[Dunedin]], [[Rotorua]], [[Taupiri]] and [[Wellington]]. There are two outlets at airports in New Zealand, one at [[Auckland Airport]] and the other at [[Christchurch Airport]].

==== Territories of the United States ====
Taco Bell operates several stores in [[Guam]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Brands - Taco Bell |url=https://www.gpoguam.com/taco-bell/}}</ref>

Taco Bell operates one restaurant in the [[Northern Mariana Islands]], located on the island of [[Saipan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/tag/taco-bell/ | title=Taco Bell Archives | access-date=November 13, 2022 | archive-date=November 13, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113055304/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/tag/taco-bell/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2005 Taco Bell started the permitting process to set up a restaurant in [[American Samoa]] in [[Pago Pago]].<ref>{{cite web |date=February 8, 2005 |title=Fast food outlet Taco Bell to be set up in American Samoa |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/153149/fast-food-outlet-taco-bell-to-be-set-up-in-american-samoa |website=[[Radio New Zealand]]}}</ref>

Taco Bell also operates stores in [[Puerto Rico]].