Editing Taco Bell (section)

== International operations ==
[[File:Taco Bell locations around the world map 2025.png|thumb|Taco Bell locations]]Between 2010 and 2023 the number of outlets grew every year:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell restaurants 2022 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/256824/taco-bell-restaurants-worldwide/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Statista |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Number of Taco Bell restaurants worldwide
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
!2018
!2019
!2020
!2021
!2022
!2023
|-
|5,896
|5,945
|5,980
|6,053
|6,206
|6,413
|6,612
|6,849
|7,072
|7,363
|7,427
|7,791
|8,218
|8,564
|}

=== Asia ===
====China====
In 2003, Taco Bell entered the Chinese market by opening a restaurant in the Shanghai [[People's Square]], named "Taco Bell Grande".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wee |first=Sui-Lee |date=February 10, 2017 |title=A Long Way From Mexico: Company Bets China Has an Appetite for Taco Bell |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/business/china-kfc-taco-bell.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2003 |title=Small Business - Yum! Opens First Taco Bell in China |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/small-business-yum-opens-first-taco-bell-in-china/62158 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}</ref> Three more TBG restaurants opened before they were closed in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=No, Taco Bell Isn't Opening 1,000 China Stores... Yet |url=https://www.thatsmags.com/china/post/17217/no-taco-bell-isn-t-opening-1-000-china-stores-yet |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=That's Online |language=en}}</ref> Taco Bell relaunched in the Chinese market when a store opened in [[Pudong]], [[Shanghai]], in late 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2017 |title=Yum China Launches Taco Bell Brand in China |url=https://yumchinaholdingsinc.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/yum-china-launches-taco-bell-brand-china |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009140843/https://yumchinaholdingsinc.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/yum-china-launches-taco-bell-brand-china |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=yumchinaholdingsinc.gcs-web.com }}</ref> As of March 2024, Taco Bell has 90 outlets in China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ir.yumchina.com/our-brands/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406234424/http://ir.yumchina.com/our-brands|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2019|title=Our Brands {{!}} Taco Bell|access-date=June 21, 2024|website=[[Yum China]]|language=en}}</ref>

====India====
India's first Taco Bell outlet opened at the [[Mantri Square]] mall in [[Bangalore]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imagesfood.com/News.aspx?Id=1344&topic=1|title=Taco Bell's maiden Indian outlet opening at Mantri Square mall|date=January 1, 2010|publisher=Imagesfood.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314112403/http://www.imagesfood.com/News.aspx?Id=1344&topic=1|archive-date=March 14, 2012}}</ref> Taco Bell announced an exclusive national master franchise agreement with Burman Hospitality on May 15, 2019. The chain operated 35 outlets across India as on the same date.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhushan |first1=Ratna |title=Taco Bell names Burman Hospitality as exclusive national franchise partner |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/taco-bell-names-burman-hospitality-as-exclusive-national-franchise-partner/articleshow/69342818.cms |newspaper=The Economic Times |access-date=May 17, 2019 |date=May 16, 2019}}</ref> Yum! Brands stated that it planned to open 600 new Taco Bell outlets in India by 2029.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taco Bell is going on expansion spree in India — with plans to hire 20,000 people |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/taco-bell-plan-to-open-600-outlets-in-india-hiring-20000-people/articleshow/69355301.cms |website=Business Insider |access-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref>

====Indonesia====
[[File:Taco Bell Senopati (2024).jpg|thumb|left|Taco Bell in South Jakarta]]
Taco Bell opened its first Indonesian restaurant in [[South Jakarta]] on December 18, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sari|first=Yenny Mustika|title=Taco Bell Buka Gerai Pertama di Indonesia Hari Ini|url=https://food.detik.com/info-kuliner/d-5300573/taco-bell-buka-gerai-pertama-di-indonesia-hari-ini|access-date=December 18, 2020|website=Detik Food|language=id}}</ref> As of 2022, Taco Bell has since opened three more restaurants in Indonesia, all located in [[Jakarta]].

====Malaysia====
[[File:Tropicana Gardens Mall Taco Bell (220114).jpg|thumb|Taco Bell in Tropicana Gardens Mall, [[Kota Damansara]], Malaysia]]
Taco Bell opened its first Malaysian store in [[Cyberjaya]], [[Sepang]] on April 2, 2021. It then opened its second store in [[Bandar Sri Permaisuri]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] followed by Tropicana Gardens Mall and [[Setiawangsa]] outlets. In early 2022, Taco Bell opened up in [[Wangsa Maju]], [[Sunway Pyramid]], [[Puchong]] and has continued in expanding to other states as well.<ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 22, 2021 |title=Taco Bell Malaysia's first outlet is opening on April 2 at Cyberjaya |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/eat-drink/2021/03/22/taco-bell-malaysias-first-outlet-is-opening-on-april-2-at-cyberjaya/1960022|access-date=September 1, 2024|website=Malay Mail |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Releases|first=Press|title=Eat Tacos To A View Of Sunway Lagoon At Taco Bell's New Store In Sunway Pyramid! {{!}} TRP|url=https://www.therakyatpost.com/press-release/2022/02/22/eat-tacos-to-a-view-of-sunway-lagoon-at-taco-bells-new-store-in-sunway-pyramid/|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=The Rakyat Post|date=February 22, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> It currently has 13 stores scattered across [[Klang Valley]].

====Japan====
Taco Bell once operated shops in [[Tokyo]] and [[Nagoya]] in the 1980s but withdrew several years later.<ref name="Toyo">{{Cite news |title=タコス屋｢タコベル｣は日本をどう攻める？ |newspaper=[[Toyo Keizai]] |date=April 20, 2015 |first=Ryugo |last=Matayoshi |url=http://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/67021 |access-date=April 30, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424232828/http://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/67021 |archive-date=April 24, 2015 }}</ref> Since then, there were shops only at [[United States Forces Japan]] bases.<ref>{{Cite news |title=米人気ファーストフード「タコベル」、日本に再上陸 来月、渋谷に |newspaper=with news |date=March 30, 2015 |url=http://withnews.jp/article/f0150330003qq000000000000000G0010801qq000011735A |access-date=April 30, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502115202/http://withnews.jp/article/f0150330003qq000000000000000G0010801qq000011735A |archive-date=May 2, 2015 }}</ref> In 2015, Taco Bell returned to the Japanese market with a new shop in the downtown area of [[Shibuya]], Tokyo.<ref name="Toyo" /> It had "[[Taco rice]]" and "Shrimp and avocado burrito" on its original menu.<ref>{{Cite news |title=タコス屋｢タコベル｣は日本をどう攻める？ |newspaper=[[Toyo Keizai]] |date=April 20, 2015 |first=Ryugo |last=Matayoshi |url=http://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/67021?page=3 |access-date=April 30, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424232839/http://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/67021?page=3 |archive-date=April 24, 2015 }}</ref>

==== Philippines ====
[[File:Taquitosjf.JPG|thumb|Grilled taquitos in the Philippines]]
Taco Bell opened its first [[Philippine]] branch in October 2004, at the [[Gateway Mall (Araneta Center)|Gateway Mall]] in [[Quezon City#Cubao|Cubao]], Quezon City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell Philippines - Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/tacobellPHL/posts/weve-reached-a-milestone-as-our-first-branch-celebrates-its-15th-anniversary-tom/10156383980860925/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2015 |title=Review of Taco Bell Philippines (Gateway Mall, Cubao, Quezon City) |url=https://rochkirstin.com/review-of-taco-bell-philippines-gateway-mall-cubao-quezon-city/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Rochkirstin {{!}} com |language=en-US |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009183613/https://rochkirstin.com/review-of-taco-bell-philippines-gateway-mall-cubao-quezon-city/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of 2023 there are some outlets in the Manila/Quezon City area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell Philippines |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/Taco+Bell/@14.5126124,120.9713371,11z/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref>

====Singapore====
Taco Bell in [[Singapore]] existed for a number of years, mostly as combination stores with KFC such as the one that operated at the Funan Digital Life Mall, but in 2008, Taco Bell completely pulled out of Singapore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funan.com.sg|title=Funan DigitaLife Mall|publisher=Funan.com.sg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831052738/http://www.funan.com.sg/|archive-date=August 31, 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=February 9, 2010}}</ref>

====South Korea====
There are currently two locations in [[Seoul]], in the [[Itaewon]] and [[Hongdae area|Hongdae]] districts, which attract the most foreigners and college students. The two branches opened in the summer of 2010, Itaewon's branch coming first. A Taco Bell had long been a presence at the U.S. Army's [[Yongsan Garrison]], which is off-limits to non-military personnel, and for a time there was a tongue-in-cheek grassroots campaign by non-Korean, non-military foreigners in Seoul to get another Taco Bell location.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCTfttE0w_E|title=We Want Taco Bell- EV Boyz|date=July 29, 2009|publisher=YouTube|access-date=August 16, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019035857/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCTfttE0w_E|archive-date=October 19, 2013}}</ref>

====Sri Lanka====
In July 2017, Taco Bell opened an outlet in [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka.<ref name="sri_lanka">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Mexican-restaurant-chain-Taco-Bell-opens-first-outlet-in-Sri-Lanka-132972.html|title=Mexican restaurant chain Taco Bell opens first outlet in Sri Lanka|last1=Zuhair|first1=Zahara|date=July 18, 2017|work=MirrorBusiness|access-date=August 7, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720180204/http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Mexican-restaurant-chain-Taco-Bell-opens-first-outlet-in-Sri-Lanka-132972.html|archive-date=July 20, 2017}}</ref>

====Thailand====

There are branches in Bangkok and Pattaya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell in Thailand|url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell+in+thailand/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref>

=== Europe ===
====Bosnia and Herzegovina====
First Taco Bell opened in [[Ilidža]] near Sarajevo on October 17, 2024. As of December 2024, there is another branch located in [[Sarajevo City Center]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Taco Bell na Ilidži otvorio svoj prvi restoran u BiH |url=https://depo.ba/clanak/263600/taco-bell-na-ilidzi-otvorio-svoj-prvi-restoran-u-bih |website=depo.ba |language=en}}</ref>

====Cyprus====
A Taco Bell opened in [[Cyprus]] in December 2009 in [[Limassol]] in the [[MY MALL Limassol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefranchisemall.com/news/articles/23202-0.htm |title=Taco Bell News – Taco Bell To Open First Cyprus Store By December |date=September 13, 2009 |publisher=The Franchise Mall |access-date=June 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618020044/https://www.thefranchisemall.com/news/articles/23202-0.htm |archive-date=June 18, 2015 }}</ref> Additionally there are stores in [[Paphos]], [[Nicosia]] and [[Larnaca]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell in Cyprus |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell+cyprus/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref>

====Finland====
[[File:Taco Bell Dixi.jpg|thumb|Taco Bell restaurant in [[Vantaa]], Finland]]
[[File:Naked Burrito Bowl at Taco Bell in Iso Omena.jpg|thumb|A Naked Burrito Bowl with seasoned French fries and a soft drink at a Taco Bell in Finland]]
On June 15, 2017, Finnish restaurant company  {{ill|Restel|fi}} announced that it is bringing Taco Bell to Finland.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.is.fi/taloussanomat/porssiuutiset/art-2000005255141.html|title=Taco Bell tulee Suomeen – palkkaa satoja työntekijöitä|date=June 15, 2017|newspaper=Ilta-Sanomat|access-date=June 15, 2017|language=fi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615071135/http://www.is.fi/taloussanomat/porssiuutiset/art-2000005255141.html|archive-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref> The first restaurant opened in central [[Helsinki]] on November 9, 2017. Restaurants in [[Sello]] and [[Iso Omena]] malls in [[Espoo]] opened later in November 2017. Finland is the first country to include pulled oats (a meat substitute) in the menu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/suomen-ensimmaisen-taco-bell--ravintolan-avaamista-edeltaa-juhlahumu-helsingin-keskustassa?publisherId=52299073&releaseId=64169529|title=Suomen ensimmäisen Taco Bell -ravintolan avaamista edeltää juhlahumu Helsingin keskustassa|date=October 19, 2017|publisher=STT Info|language=fi|access-date=October 19, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019163144/https://www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/suomen-ensimmaisen-taco-bell--ravintolan-avaamista-edeltaa-juhlahumu-helsingin-keskustassa?publisherId=52299073&releaseId=64169529|archive-date=October 19, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, the Taco bell expanded outside the [[Helsinki metropolitan area]] to [[Lappeenranta]] and [[Turku]]. In July 2021, a new branch was opened in [[Oulu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tacobell.fi/ajankohtaiset/taco-bell-laajenee-kohti-pohjoista-%E2%80%93-uusi-ravintola-aukeaa-ouluun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407164346/https://www.tacobell.fi/ajankohtaiset/taco-bell-laajenee-kohti-pohjoista-%E2%80%93-uusi-ravintola-aukeaa-ouluun/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 7, 2021|title=Taco Bell laajenee kohti pohjoista – uusi ravintola aukeaa Ouluun|date=April 7, 2021|publisher=Taco Bell Suomi|language=fi|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> As of November 2022 there are 16 Taco Bell restaurants in Finland, most of them in the Helsinki metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tacobell.fi/ravintolat|title=Ravintolat|date=|publisher=Taco Bell Suomi|language=fi|access-date=November 7, 2022}}</ref>

====Germany====

Taco Bell will open its first German location in Berlin as early as July or August 2024. Once established, the franchise company İş Holding (ISH) plans to open 100 to 150 Taco Bell restaurants in Germany within the next five years.<ref>{{cite web |title=US-Kultmarken Taco Bell und Krispy Kreme eröffnen Filialen an diesen Standorten in Deutschland |date=May 14, 2024 |url=https://www.businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/us-ketten-taco-bell-und-krispy-kreme-kommen-in-deutschen-staedte/}}</ref>

==== Gibraltar ====
The first and only Taco Bell store in Gibraltar was opened in 2024.<ref>{{Cite Google Maps |title=Taco Bell in Gibraltar |url=https://www.google.fi/maps/place/Taco+Bell/@36.1446292,-5.3532228,411m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0xd0cc148f4e9decf:0xbd5394f0ff86c8f5!2sTaco+Bell!8m2!3d36.1445874!4d-5.352656!16s%2Fg%2F11vwf297_b!3m5!1s0xd0cc148f4e9decf:0xbd5394f0ff86c8f5!8m2!3d36.1445874!4d-5.352656!16s%2Fg%2F11vwf297_b?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D/}}</ref>

==== Ireland ====
On May 13, 2025, it was announced that the first Taco Bell restaurant in [[Ireland]] would open in the summer of the same year in partnership with [[Applegreen]], with more locations to follow.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stedman |first1=Gill |title=Applegreen to open Ireland's first Taco Bell this summer |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0513/1512482-applegreen-ireland-taco-bell/ |access-date=13 May 2025 |publisher=[[RTÉ]]}}</ref>

====Netherlands====
On April 4, 2017, Taco Bell opened its first restaurant in [[Eindhoven]], Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tacobell.nl/|title=Taco Bell Nederland|publisher=Taco Bell|language=nl|access-date=April 4, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405170148/http://tacobell.nl/|archive-date=April 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/2166446-opnieuw-zet-amerikaanse-foodketen-voet-op-nederlandse-bodem.html/|title=Opnieuw zet Amerikaanse foodketen voet op Nederlandse bodem|publisher=Taco Bell|language=nl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404073255/http://nos.nl/artikel/2166446-opnieuw-zet-amerikaanse-foodketen-voet-op-nederlandse-bodem.html|archive-date=April 4, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=April 4, 2017}}</ref> On October 12, Taco Bell opened another restaurant in [[Tilburg]]. A third restaurant has opened in [[Breda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tacobell.nl/#findus|title=Taco Bell Netherlands – Live Mas|website=tacobell.nl|language=en-US|access-date=February 13, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214014442/http://tacobell.nl/#findus|archive-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref>

The 10th Taco Bell restaurant in the Netherlands opened in [[Leidsche Rijn]], [[Utrecht]] on January 11, 2024. This Taco Bell is also the first Taco Bell restaurant worldwide to use batteries to store energy in case the demanded energy is higher than the power grid is able to handle.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npex.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Persbericht-Taco-Bell-Utrecht-11-1-2024.pdf|title=Persbericht Taco Bell Utrecht 11-1-2024|lang=nl|website=Taco Bell (via npex.nl)}}</ref>

==== Portugal ====
The first Taco Bell store was opened in 2019, with 11 restaurants spread across the country in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell abre mais 3 restaurantes em Portugal — e cria 100 postos de trabalho |url=https://newinoeiras.nit.pt/comida/taco-bell-abre-mais-3-restaurantes-em-portugal-e-cria-100-postos-de-trabalho/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=New in Oeiras |date=October 24, 2021 |language=pt-PT}}</ref>

====Romania====
The first Taco Bell store opened in [[Romania]]'s capital, [[Bucharest]], on October 12, 2017, and by the end of 2024, it had expanded to 16 locations nationwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.romania-insider.com/taco-bell-first-restaurant-romania-october/|title=Taco Bell opens first restaurant in Romania on October 12|last=Marica|first=Irina|date=October 2, 2017|publisher=Romania Insider|access-date=November 2, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030201616/https://www.romania-insider.com/taco-bell-first-restaurant-romania-october/|archive-date=October 30, 2017}}</ref>

====Spain====
Spain is the most important market for Taco Bell in [[Europe]]. The outlets are in various towns on the mainland, on [[Mallorca]] and on the [[Canary Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell in Spain |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> There are 119 Taco Bell branches by early 2024, more than twice than in 2017 when Taco Bell had 32 branches in Spain.<ref name="tacobell.es">{{cite web|url=http://www.tacobell.es/restaurantes/|title=Nuestros Restaurantes|work=tacobell.es|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429071752/http://www.tacobell.es/restaurantes/|archive-date=April 29, 2017}}</ref> The first Taco Bell in Spain was opened at [[Naval Station Rota]] in 2004 and is available only to those authorized to access the naval base.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=21387|title=Taco Bell, KFC Express set to open at Rota|last=Schonauer|first=Scott|date=April 3, 2004|work=Stars and Stripes|access-date=February 9, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109032111/http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=21387|archive-date=January 9, 2010}}</ref> The first Taco Bell for the public was opened in the Islazul Shopping Mall, [[Madrid]], in December 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://franquiciashoy.es/noticias/19930/18/12/2008.html|title=Taco Bell se estrena en España en el madrileño Islazul|date=December 18, 2008|publisher=Franquiciashoy.es|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720140819/http://www.franquiciashoy.es/noticias/19930/18/12/2008.html|archive-date=July 20, 2011|access-date=February 9, 2010}}</ref>  Yum! Brands announced that it would open additional restaurants in Spain in early 2009 as part of a test trial for the European market.<ref name="online.wsj.com" /><ref name="propertyweek.com" /> The second location of Taco Bell in Spain was opened at the La Vaguada Shopping Mall, Madrid in March 2010.

====United Kingdom====
The United Kingdom was the first European country with a Taco Bell. In 1986, a location was opened in London on [[Coventry Street]] (between [[Leicester Square]] and [[Piccadilly Circus]]) followed by a second location in [[Earl's Court]] near the [[Earl's Court tube station]]. One other store opened in [[Uxbridge]] but all closed in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{cite book|title=Eating out in Europe: picnics, gourmet dining, and snacks since the late eighteenth century|last1=Jacobs|first1=Marc|last2=Scholliers|first2=Peter|publisher=[[Berg Publishers]]|year=2003|isbn=1-85973-658-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/eatingoutineurop0000unse/page/306 306–307]|url=https://archive.org/details/eatingoutineurop0000unse/page/306}}</ref> In 1994, the university food provider [[Compass Group|Compass]] announced plans for outlets on its [[university]] and [[college]] sites. However, only one store was opened at [[Birmingham University]], which is now closed.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2001/07/26/26065/yankee-retreat.html|title=Yankee retreat|date=July 26, 2001|publisher=CatererSearch|access-date=February 9, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616091832/http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2001/07/26/26065/yankee-retreat.html|archive-date=June 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/1994/09/29/7345/compass-pilots-taco-bell-unit.html|title=Compass pilots Taco Bell unit|date=September 29, 1994|publisher=CatererSearch|access-date=February 9, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730055557/http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/29/09/1994/7345/Compass-pilots-Taco-Bell-unit.htm|archive-date=July 30, 2012}}</ref>

After the Birmingham University branch closed, there were only two Taco Bell branches in the UK, at the [[Strategic Air Command]] and [[United States Air Force]] bases at [[RAF Mildenhall]] and [[RAF Lakenheath]].  Access is restricted to relevant service personnel.<ref name="USbases">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/jjameson/entry/has_anyone_ever/|title=Has anyone ever seen a Taco Bell in England?? – Pale Cast of Thought (blog)|date=June 8, 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223180622/http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/jjameson/entry/has_anyone_ever/|archive-date=December 23, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=June 18, 2010}}</ref>

In the late 2000s, Yum! Brands announced that it was reopening Taco Bell locations in the United Kingdom as part of a large, planned expansion into Europe. Yum! took advantage of the recent [[great recession]] which led to increasing sales at other fast food outlets; it also said that there was now a greater awareness of Mexican food in the UK and that it can be successful with improved menu offerings and marketing.<ref name="online.wsj.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122705632904339487?mod=googlenews_wsj|title=Yum Brands Bets on Taco Bell To Win Over Customers Overseas|last=Adamy|first=Janet|date=November 19, 2008|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=February 9, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215083637/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122705632904339487?mod=googlenews_wsj|archive-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="propertyweek.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=297&storycode=3128636&c=1|title=KFC and Taco Bell gain appetite for UK|last=Chesters|first=Laura|work=Property Week|access-date=February 9, 2010}}</ref> The first new store opened at the [[Lakeside Shopping Centre]] in Essex on June 28, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/8189126.Food_chain_to_premiere_at_Lakeside/|title=Food chain to premiere at Lakeside|date=May 27, 2010|work=Thurrock Gazette|access-date=May 28, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718220151/http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/8189126.Food_chain_to_premiere_at_Lakeside/|archive-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> Another store opened in [[Basildon]], Essex, on November 29, 2010, and a third in the [[Manchester Arndale]] Food Court on November 7, 2011.

On March 1, 2013, it was announced that trace amounts of [[horse meat]] from a European supplier [[2013 horse meat scandal|had been found in various food products]], including Taco Bell's beef in the UK.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21631961|title=Horsemeat scandal: Four new products test positive|date=March 1, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2013|work=BBC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302170956/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21631961|archive-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref> By August 2017, there were 17 Taco Bell branches in the United Kingdom, all of which were in England and outside of London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tacobelluk.co.uk/faqs/ |title=Live Mas |access-date=September 1, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818203556/http://www.tacobelluk.co.uk/faqs/ |archive-date=August 18, 2017 }}</ref> The first Scottish branch was opened in Glasgow in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stv.tv/news/west-central/1402131-taco-bell-to-open-first-scottish-restaurant-next-month/|title=Taco Bell to open first Scottish restaurant next month|website=STV News|access-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114141831/https://stv.tv/news/west-central/1402131-taco-bell-to-open-first-scottish-restaurant-next-month/|archive-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> As of June 2019 there are 39 branches in Scotland and England, including three in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tacobelluk.co.uk/find-us |title=Taco Bell {{!}} Find Us |publisher=Taco Bell UK |access-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422221300/https://www.tacobelluk.co.uk/find-us |archive-date=April 22, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Beginning in October 2019, Taco Bell locations in the UK began serving Doritos Locos Tacos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191016-the-appeal-of-extreme-fast-food-snack-food-fusion|title=The bizarre rise of fast food fused with snack foods|author=Lufkin, Bryan|date=October 17, 2019|website=BBC|access-date=October 21, 2019}}</ref>

On March 2, 2020, the first [[Wales|Welsh]] Taco Bell branch was opened in [[Cardiff]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lewis|first=Anna|date=March 3, 2020|title=We review Taco Bell's first restaurant in Wales|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/review-taco-bells-first-restaurant-17851231|access-date=February 27, 2021|website=WalesOnline|language=en}}</ref>

More recently, in November 2021, Taco Bell opened its 77th UK store, and a return to the British Midlands with a store in [[The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield]], [[Birmingham]].

In August 2022 a Taco Bell was opened in [[Torquay]], Devon, the second in the county after [[Plymouth]]. As of 2024 there are now more than 130 locations in the UK.<ref>{{cite news|title=Taco Bell is a welcome addition to Torquay's food scene|url=https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/reviews/taco-bell-welcome-addition-torquays-7487174|website=Devon Live|first=Caroline|last=Abbott|date=August 19, 2022}}</ref>

=== Middle East ===
A Taco Bell opened in the [[United Arab Emirates]] in November 2008 in [[Dubai]] at the [[Dubai Mall]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122705632904339487|title=Yum Brands Bets on Taco Bell To Win Over Customers Overseas|last=Adamy|first=Janet|date=November 19, 2008|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=February 9, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404203334/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122705632904339487|archive-date=April 4, 2015}}</ref> A fourth UAE location was also planned for [[Bawadi Mall, Al-Ain|Bawadi Mall]] in the city of [[Al Ain]]. The locations at Dubai Mall, Deira City Centre, and Mirdif City Centre have all closed and Taco Bell has completely pulled out of the Emirati market.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search for Taco Bell in the UAE |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell+uae/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> Taco Bell is still open in [[Kuwait]] and has not been pulled out ever since from the Kuwaiti market, as the chain is franchised in this region by [[Kout Food Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Taco Bell Restaurant|url=https://www.rinnoo.net/en-kw/chain/221/taco-bell|access-date=April 5, 2021|website=Rinnoo.net Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell in Kuwait |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell+kuwait/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=James |date=August 5, 2013 |title=Little Chef joins Kuwait's Kout Food Group for £15m |url=https://www.hospitalityandcateringnews.com/2013/08/little-chef-joins-kuwaits-kout-food-group-for-15m/ |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=Hospitality & Catering News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== North America ===
[[File:TacoBellRichmondHill.jpg|thumb|Taco Bell in Canada]]

====Canada====
Taco Bell has been present in [[Canada]] since 1979, with the first store opening in [[Windsor, Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 25, 1979 |title=the first canadian taco bell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star-the-first-canadian-taco/163264687/ |access-date=February 7, 2025 |work=The Windsor Star |pages=67}}</ref> There are currently Taco Bell locations in 7 of the 10 Canadian provinces: [[British Columbia]], [[Alberta]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[Manitoba]], [[Ontario]], [[New Brunswick]] and [[Nova Scotia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tacobell.ca/#Store-Locator|title=Store Locator|publisher=Taco Bell|access-date=April 20, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418132754/http://www.tacobell.ca/#Store-Locator|archive-date=April 18, 2015}}</ref> Taco Bell had operated in the province of [[Quebec]] for close to 15 years, however announced its withdrawal on January 6, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Au revoir, Taco Bell: chain is closing all Quebec locations |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/au-revoir-taco-bell-chain-is-closing-all-quebec-locations-1.5731928 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |work=Montreal CTV News |date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> For some time it was possible to order draft beer with one's order. Taco Bell offers free soda refills in its stores.

On March 31, 2011, [[Priszm]], owner of Taco Bell (Canada), went into bankruptcy protection in Ontario and British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sacha |last=Peter |title=Priszm Income Fund Declares Bankruptcy |url=http://divestor.com/2011/04/01/priszm-income-fund-declares-bankruptcy/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707101810/http://divestor.com/2011/04/01/priszm-income-fund-declares-bankruptcy/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |date=April 1, 2011 |publisher=Divestor }}</ref> On May 6, 2011, Priszm Income Fund was delisted from the [[Toronto Stock Exchange]] for failure to meet the continued listing requirements.<ref>{{Cite press release|agency=CNW |title=TSX Delisting Review – Priszm Income Fund (QSR.UN and QSR.DB) |url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/775507/tsx-delisting-review-priszm-income-fund-qsr-un-and-qsr-db |publisher=TMX Group |date=April 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617061309/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/775507/tsx-delisting-review-priszm-income-fund-qsr-un-and-qsr-db |archive-date=June 17, 2015 }}</ref>  Since then, some Taco Bell restaurants have been closed down including those in Guelph, Hamilton, and Cambridge, Ontario, among others.

=== 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]].

=== South America ===
There are outlets in Brazil in the [[São Paulo]] area, [[Campinas]], [[Rio de Janeiro]] and [[Brasília]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yum.com/company/|title=Company – Yum! Brands|website=www.yum.com|language=en-US|access-date=February 13, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018095817/http://www.yum.com/company/|archive-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tacobellbrasil.com.br/#enderecos|title=Taco Bell Brasil – Live Mas|website=tacobellbrasil.com.br|language=en-US|access-date=February 13, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195553/http://tacobellbrasil.com.br/#enderecos|archive-date=February 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>Using the "Search in this region" feature for various regions in Brazil via {{Cite web |title=Taco Bell in Brazil |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> 

Taco Bell has stores in Chile, which many of them are operated in conjunction (and in the same facilities) with Pizza Hut.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell in Chile |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell+chile/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> All Taco Bell stores are in shopping malls located mainly in [[Santiago]].{{cn|date=September 2023}} 

Peru has branches in Lima.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell in Peru |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell+in+the+country+peru/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref>

There were four outlets in the [[Bogotá]] area in [[Colombia]], but these closed in late 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tacobellcolombia.com/sitio/#findus|title=Taco Bell Colombia – Live Mas|website=tacobellcolombia.com|language=en-US|access-date=February 13, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214014434/http://tacobellcolombia.com/sitio/#findus|archive-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref> 

There was a Taco Bell in [[Ecuador]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://foursquare.com/v/taco-bell/4d34ad31f8c9224b493cc5d2|title=Taco Bell Kennedy, Guayaquil |website=foursquare.com|language=en-US|access-date=September 2, 2023}}</ref>

=== Other countries ===
Taco Bell is present in the [[Dominican Republic]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell in the Dominican Republic|url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell+dominican+republic/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> [[Aruba]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell on Aruba |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell+aruba/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> [[Costa Rica]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell in Costa Rica |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell+costa+rica/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> [[Panama]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell in Panama |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell+panama/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> and [[Portugal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell in Portugal |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/taco+bell+portugal/ |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref>

=== Former operations ===

====Greece====
Greece's first Taco Bell opened in [[Athens]] upon the grand opening of the newly constructed Athens Metro Mall on November 30, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://athensmetromall.atcom.gr/gr/estiasi/?s=41&id=17|title=Taco Bell|year=2010|publisher=Athensmetromall.atcom.gr|language=el|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216021558/http://athensmetromall.atcom.gr/gr/estiasi/?s=41&id=17|archive-date=December 16, 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_04/11/2010_120908|title=New mall in recession-hit landscape|last=Bouras|first=Stelios|date=November 4, 2010|work=[[Kathimerini]]|access-date=January 2, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114142351/http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_04/11/2010_120908|archive-date=January 14, 2013}}</ref> The restaurant closed in August 2012 and the chain withdrew from the Greek market due to the country's recession.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_economyepix_1_10/08/2012_491838|title=Taco Bell|year=2012|work=Kathimerini|language=el|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228124815/http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_economyepix_1_10/08/2012_491838|archive-date=December 28, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=December 28, 2013}}</ref>

====Iceland====
Taco Bell in [[Iceland]] was operated as a part of the KFC establishment in [[Hafnarfjörður]], suburb of [[Reykjavík]]. It was established in late 2006, after the departure of the U.S. Navy from [[Naval Air Station Keflavik]]. A second location opened in the Ártúnshöfði part of Reykjavík in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tacobell.is/?c=frettir&id=13&lid=&pid=|title=2nd location in Iceland|author=Nafn|publisher=Tacobell.is|access-date=February 9, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125124651/http://tacobell.is/?c=frettir&id=13&lid=&pid=|archive-date=January 25, 2009}}</ref> Taco Bell closed its Hafnarfjörður location in late 2023.

====Mexico====
Taco Bell has attempted to enter the Mexican market twice. After a highly publicised launch in Mexico City in 1992, all the restaurants were closed two years later. In September 2007, Taco Bell returned to [[Monterrey]], projecting an American image with an Americanized menu that included french fries, but it closed in January 2010 due to low patronage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9e0ce1dc123ff936a35755c0a964958260|title=Company News; Pepsico Opens A Taco Bell In Mexico City|date=June 5, 1992|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 16, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218020334/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9e0ce1dc123ff936a35755c0a964958260|archive-date=December 18, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna21209104|title=Taco Bell makes a run across the border – Food Inc.|date=October 9, 2007|publisher=NBC News|access-date=February 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticias.prodigy.msn.com/analisis/articulo-contenido.aspx?cp-documentid=23188113|title=Quiebra Taco Bell en México|publisher=MSN|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001030934/http://noticias.prodigy.msn.com/analisis/articulo-contenido.aspx?cp-documentid=23188113|archive-date=October 1, 2011|access-date=August 16, 2011}}</ref>

====Poland====
The first Polish Taco Bell store was opened in 1993. Following an aggressive campaign of expansion, Taco Bell's efforts soon withered, and the chain withdrew from Poland shortly thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 17, 2022 |title=Taco Bell w Polsce. Czy powrót słynnej sieci miałby sens? |url=https://www.portalspozywczy.pl/slodycze-przekaski/wiadomosci/taco-bell-w-polsce-czy-powrot-slynnej-sieci-mialby-sens,208019.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=www.portalspozywczy.pl |language=pl}}</ref>

====Russia====
In the early 1990s, PepsiCo opened several Taco Bell locations inside the [[Moscow Metro]], including Metro Park Kulturi and [[Komsomolskaya (Koltsevaya Line)|Metro Komsomolskaya]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Greg |date=June 11, 1993 |title=Russia Gets First Taste of Taco Bell in Trial Run : Fast food: Burritos, hot dogs, sausages and Pepsi are sold from pushcart at Moscow subway stop. Pepsico hopes to expand locations but won't open a store. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-11-fi-2187-story.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> This experiment lasted only a few years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2023 |title=How McDonald's won big in Russia and then lost it all |url=https://www.afr.com/world/europe/how-mcdonald-s-won-big-in-russia-and-then-lost-it-all-20230116-p5ccuz |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref> These locations live on under different ownership and a different name.

===Military bases===
The [[AAFES]] provides Taco Bell for military bases in [[Bahrain]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=NSA Bahrain Directory - Taco Bell |url=https://www.basedirectory.com/nsa-bahrain-directory/taco-bell#:~:text=Taco%20Bell%20is%20located%20in%20the%20Freedom%20Souq%20food%20court |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=www.basedirectory.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell |url=https://www.navymwrbahrain.com/programs/6fb2ea76-d643-45ce-abe2-865e2d3f5b2a |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=www.navymwrbahrain.com}}</ref> [[El Salvador]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Taco Bell El Salvador {{!}} No solo de pan vive el hombre |url=http://tacobell.com.sv/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008101049/http://tacobell.com.sv/ |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2012 |publisher=Tacobell.com.sv}}</ref> [[Germany]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell · In dem Wat 1, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany |url=https://www.google.de/maps/place/Taco+Bell/@49.4459234,7.5848546,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47960ad441f730cf:0x481114308cb60e80!8m2!3d49.4459199!4d7.5874295!16s/g/12hnbwvl8?entry=ttu |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> [[Guatemala]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Restaurantes |url=http://tacobell.com.gt/restaurantes/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112000155/http://tacobell.com.gt/restaurantes/ |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2012 |publisher=Taco Bell Guatemala}}</ref> [[Iraq]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=You Can Get Taco Bell in Iraq |url=https://www.globest.com/sites/globest/2009/08/06/you-can-get-taco-bell-in-iraq/ |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=GlobeSt |language=en}}</ref> [[Italy]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taco Bell Via Aldo Moro, 36100 Vicenza VI, Italy |url=https://www.google.de/maps/search/taco+bell+italy/@45.5465098,11.5832097,16.75z?entry=ttu |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> and [[Kosovo]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2023 |title=Taco Bell restaurant, Kosovo - Restaurant reviews |url=https://restaurantguru.com/Taco-Bell-Kosovo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124171152/https://restaurantguru.com/Taco-Bell-Kosovo |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 24, 2023 |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=Restaurant Guru |language=en}}</ref>