Taco Bell | The Rise and Fall, then Rise AGAIN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- I’ve been reading up on Glen Bell (Taco Bell founder) to try and understand what kind of person gives birth to a fast-food empire. Unlike Ray Kroc (McDonald's), Glen Bell didn’t screw over honest hard-working company founders in the name of expedience, ego, or greed. Bell bootstrapped his businesses by slowly building off small successes. At only 23-years-old spent the first few years of his entrepreneurial career starting not one, but four hamburger stands, two different taquerias, and one miniature golf course. I particularly like the miniature gold course part of this story because it just seems so random. Hopefully, this video will give you what it gave me as I researched it; deep insight into the life of one of American’s great but rarely talked about entrepreneurs, and how his company overcame obstacles to become the behemoth it is today.
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Fun fact: In the early 1960s, Glen Bell's wife came up with the name for a hot dog restaurant a friend was opening, although the friend didn't really like it at first. The name was Der Wienerschnitzel, now just known as Wienerschnitzel.
In AZ our Wiener places have der wienerschnizel meh loves a good weenie
In German, it's actually "Das Wienerschnitzel", which are veal cutlets.
Tacobell is still pretty consistent, the portions are just getting smaller
As an American American, I am very proud to learn about Glen Bell, so proud of his Mid-west roots. Shout out to the Mid-west. To see an American American do so well in the Taco Business is amazing.
San Bernardino is "Mid-West"? Some 70 miles from the Pacific Ocean, who knew!
Glen Bell was born, lived in, and died in California. Lol
this is very interesting! reminds me of this other channel that documents the rise and fall of other companies!
Company man?
Watched this entire video in a taco bell drive thru.
It would be BEAST if you made more videos like this!! I absolutely loved it and can't believe how high quality it is just for a one-time project! Thank you for your hard work on this!
Shocked that this video has only 2.6k views! It’s so well organized and informative! Thanks for it!!!
Everyone forgets to mention that this guy started his burger stand across the street to restaurant Mitla, a Mexican restaurant that outsold him every day, couldn't help but notice, then he started including tacos and other Mexican food in his menu, until he realized he could make a franchise deal, and went for it. Mitla still stands at the same location, weird
Had no idea that the “bell” in Taco Bell was his name. Never heard of him, but glad he created a successful business and brand, and was able to sell it for a huge win.
How did this channel not explode into extreme popularity?
This is a very good video. I was thinking abt making a video abt the rise/fall of tacos so I search it up and turns out it’s been done already. You did better than what I could do tbh good job 😁
I'm so stoned that I found myself on this side of the internet and seriously just watched this whole video.
For anyone that has a chance to go to the two story taco bell on the vegas strip. I would recommend going. They are pricey but still a fun experience.
This is a great video! So we’ll edited and narrated! I was shocked to go to your page and see that this is your only video..
I LOVE Taco Bell!!! it’s my favorite fast food company. I remember my dad taking me to Taco Bell in the 80s. I would get so excited. 😃
I searched for "history taco bell" and got a decent amount of what I wanted, put together in a wonderful format
I can't believe that you failed to mention the impact that the value menu campaign had on the resurgence of this franchise.
During summer vacations from school, I used to ride my bike to the closest Taco Bell near where we lived pretty much everyday for a bean burrito and bell burger. This was when they had the old walk-up locations with outdoor seating and fire pits. There are still some of these old style buildings around except they are no longer Taco Bell locations. I still go to a local Taco Bell where I live now once in awhile that was completely renovated a few years ago. Taco Bell used to be cheap eats, but now it has gotten fairly expensive for the mediocre fast food they serve. They still serve Pepsi drinks though!
Great reaserch and enjoyed watching. I worked at Taco Bell all through high school and even transfered to another Taco Bell when I went to college and stayed an additional year after I graduated college as a shift manager. (1986-1995). I've personally seen some of the changes in the video. Sadly in my personal opinion, the quality has gotten worse but still enjoy every once in a while. They "HAD" great menu items like combination platter #1, #2, ,#3, seafood salads, entritos, tostadas, and they used to put black olives green onions on their items. When I started at Taco Bell in 1986, the meat came in raw (we had to cook/season it) and the beans came in raw/hard ( we had to put them in a pressure cooker then drill it where it would have to sit in the walk-in cooler overnight and be reheated the next day). The quick prep (meat was precooked in a plastic bag where we just reheated in the refried beans were dehydrated we just add hot water) was nice when it started for us employees because it made our job easier but the quality taste just was not the same. This video brought back some great memories. Thanks for sharing and posting.
please do more videos man. i love your work
Thank you for all the information. I like history.
To be honest I watched this 5 times so far very interesting 🧐
Great video, thanknyou for the information!
The new generations just love taco bell I remember going to taco bell after school and your dollar is value there
Bro I loved this video. It’s definitely something I would keep up with. Very informative and entertaining. Keep it up bro
Taco Bell never dipped in my eyes. Always the king. Still my all time favorite fast food joint. Not a fan that 3 taco supremes are $10 now. Used to be about $3 or $4 back when I was bangin'.
42 subs?! Bro this dude deserves more
Loved the video!
I’m eating Taco Bell right now 😝
There will be more Taco Bell in your toilet later
I had the Taco Bell Chihuahua plushies when I was a preschooler
Great video!
Calling Glen Bell a "chef in WWII" is like calling Taco Bell authentic Mexican Food. He was simply a cook in the Marines during the war after graduating High School in 1941.
@5:00 minutes = GO BLUE!
Nice bro. Keep it coming.
Definitely keep making these videos!
Bring back the original menu… I miss tostadas and beef burritos with real ground beef.🌮
Awww shucks! The way he asked for a like i had to give him one😊
Time for you to start your TH-cam empire bruh
Dope
Great job on this
John Martin IS John Spartan!(Demolition Man FTW).
Latin food was big in Texas to back in the 80s. Tex-Mex food came from Texas.
I know who he is and even bought his Autobiography back in 1996.
Just had the chicken burrito with signa fries in the new west London branch
"pointers from a fellow restaurant owner"?? Bell was a fan of the hard shell tacos served across the street at an authentic Mexican restaurant. Bell perfected the method to prepare many tacos at once.
I enjoyed watching this video A LOT more than I've enjoyed eating Taco Bell since Pepsi sold it to what would become Yum (more like 'Yuck,' but I digress) brands in 1997.
I'm truly happy if people reading my comment enjoy Taco Bell's fare; it's just not for me anymore. More Taco Bell for everyone else, right? : )
Yo! Just wanted to say a couple years later that I watched the whole thing to the end. You're very entertaining man! So if you do decide to make more content in the future I'll be sure to check it out! Earned a subscriber from me :)
very nice yo quero taco bell
I knew he wouldn’t want Taco Bell chicken wing
Very nice video.
I like the video
I’d honestly try the bell burger I love McDonald’s and Taco Bell but combined it’s ingenious wonder what happened to 🤔
I like it u should do more
Wow that shows how much Taco Bell has been through
Taco Bell in the early 90s were much better than today's Taco Bell.. I preferred Taco Bell in the 90s than Taco John's, however I preferred Taco John's today than Taco Bell aka Taco Hell.. I've worked for a Taco Bell and their meat doesn't look like real meat
Watched this while eating leftover Taco Bell 😏
nice
Make more bro
you ought be able to buy direct from the manufacturer of the food and assemble your own tacos at home.
More fast food vidz
What about the Mexican music at the end?
I know what's for my supper tommrow😁😀😀
Good job
Your title is similar to Company Man
Seems Taco Bell gonna be on the downhill slope, after they eliminated several menu items. Miss their old school menu.
Wow
Taco Bell is my favorite restaurant, sorry, taco assembler, love me some TACO BELL!
Only 200 like wtf where is everyone
now its rise, fall, rise again, fall again, ruse yet again in 2023 😂😂
you dont really buy taco bell you just rent it
More videos. Your a only a few away from being huge
I am a huge fan of Taco Bell😀
Make more
The Pandemic Stoners saved Taco Bell
Horse meat is expensive
Dude ruined taco bell!! I worked there in the 80's, wore that ugly shirt 😅 it was great!❤❤❤ Everything made fresh ❤
Only clicked to say you’re copying the Company-man channel.
This video ruined Taco Bell for me
Keep making videos bro!
Email me so we can work together!
Great video!!
Great video!!!