Glen Bell

American businessman (1923-2010)

Glen William Bell Jr. (September 3, 1923 – January 16, 2010)[1] was an American businessman. He started the Taco Bell chain of restaurants.

He opened three restaurants called Taco Tia in the early 1950s, then sold them. He then opened four restaurants called El Tacos with a business partner. He then sold these to his partner, and opened his first Taco Bell restaurant in Downey, California in 1962.

Bell died of Parkinson's disease in 2010.

References change

  1. Hevesi, Dennis (19 January 2010). "Glen W. Bell Jr., Founder of Taco Bell, Dies at 86". The New York Times.