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Can This Taco Save America? (Doritos Locos Tacos)
The Daily Beast ^ | 3/12/2013 | by Daniel Gross

Posted on 03/15/2013 7:37:44 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas

For much of the past year, analysts have claimed that a host of political factors are inhibiting hiring—regulation, the fiscal cliff, the sequester, the debt ceiling, the reelection of a socialist.

Powerful forces, indeed.

But there’s another force at work—more powerful, more ubiquitous, and arguably more delicious: Doritos Locos Tacos. The neon-orange, meat-filled miracle taco, wrapped in a Nacho Cheese Dorito shell, was Taco Bell’s biggest hit of 2012, with 375 million sold, or roughly one million a day. It was largely responsible for the chain’s incredible growth, outpacing not just KFC and Pizza Hut, but even McDonald’s.

“It has been the biggest launch in Taco Bell history,” said Greg Creed, chief executive officer of Taco Bell, which saw same-store sales rise 8 percent in 2012. “Last year, we added 15,000 people to handle the growth.”

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TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: cookery; doritos; locos; tacos; yum
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

“Rooster Pecker” (pico-de-gallo) is an afrodisiac, no?


21 posted on 03/15/2013 8:41:09 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (*Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alteration: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

The recent massive influx of Mexican immigrants, legal and illegal, has had at least one positive side-effect. You can now find decent to excellent Mexican food almost anywhere in the country.

It was 20 years ago, but the best Mexican food I have ever had was 200 miles south of the border. In Billings, MT!


22 posted on 03/15/2013 9:14:52 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Taco Hell? No, thanks.


23 posted on 03/15/2013 9:16:23 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved! -Ps80)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Yeah, I used to eat at an awesome Mexican place called Tacos del Carbon in Huntington Beach, but Del Taco has an acceptable substitute.


24 posted on 03/15/2013 9:20:21 AM PDT by struggle (http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
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To: texgal
I don’t think I would eat anything from Taco Bell. In Texas we are blessed with too many other options.

I once ate at a Taco Bell in New Mexico, and they were serving green chile sauce--something unavailable at any other Taco Bell that I have been to. In a state where the motto seems to be "red or green?" (i. e. what sort of chile sauce do you want?) they must be trying to conform to local traditions.

25 posted on 03/15/2013 9:20:49 AM PDT by Fiji Hill (Io Triumphe!)
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To: Fiji Hill

I’ve seen packets of salsa verde in Taco Bell recently. But I skip them in favor of the “Fire” packets.


26 posted on 03/15/2013 9:26:37 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I'll stop being a cynic when the world stops giving me reasons to be cynical.)
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To: All

Hi, Taco Bell snobs? Everyone already knows Taco Bell isn’t Mexican food, so please stop trying to school us.

Taco Bell is American fast food with Mexican influences, like a focus on refried beans.

And here in Los Angeles, Mexicans absolutely love it. Ask them. See who’s standing in line for it between noon and two p.m. They consider it American food. So what?

It’s quick, it’s cheap, and it’s filling. Where else can you get lunch for four bucks? Not MacDonald’s.

Taco Bell is an American business success story that should be celebrated!


27 posted on 03/15/2013 11:40:24 AM PDT by Blue Ink
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The same people who jump and point out that “Taco Bell isn’t Mexican food!” would also be quick to point out that I misspelled “McDonald’s,” so I’m beating them to the punch.


28 posted on 03/15/2013 11:44:09 AM PDT by Blue Ink
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