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Taco Time
File:Taco Time.png
Company type	Private
Industry	Food
Founded	1959 Eugene, Oregon
Founder	Ron Fraedrick
Headquarters	Scottsdale, Arizona
Number of locations	Over 300 (2010) in United States, Canada, Curacao/Netherlands Antilles, and Kuwait
Key people	Kevin Gingrich (Brand President)
Parent	Kahala Franchising, L.L.C.
Website	tacotime.com

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Taco Time board in Lethbridge, Alberta

Taco Time is a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in Mexican food. The chain offers dine-in, take away, and drive through at about 300 locations.

The chain was founded in Eugene, Oregon, in 1959 by Ron Fraedrick, who opened the first restaurant adjacent to his alma mater, the University of Oregon. In 1962, the first Taco Time franchise opened in Tacoma, Washington. By the end of the decade, the company had 48 restaurants in seven Western states. In 1978, the company franchised its first international restaurant, in Lethbridge, Alberta. In 1979, Taco Time Northwest, became a licensee with the rights to franchise and operate the Taco Time concept independently. Taco Time Northwest's operating region includes Western Washington from Longview to the Canadian border and the eastern Washington cities of Wenatchee and Moses Lake. Taco Time has since expanded, now holding more than 300 franchises in the United States, Canada, Kuwait, and Curacao/Netherlands Antilles.

In 2003, the company was bought by Kahala Franchising L.L.C. of Scottsdale, Arizona,^[1] which continues to operate the enterprise in addition to about a dozen fast food chains such as Blimpie and Cold Stone Ice Cream.^[2]

References

^ "It's Taco Time for Kahala Corp. as the QSR Group announces merger agreement" (Word document). September 24, 2003. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
^ "Kahala". Retrieved 2010-12-20.

External links

Media related to Taco Time at Wikimedia Commons

Taco Time website
- Taco Time Canada website
- Taco Time Northwest website

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 '''Taco Time''' is a [[fast-food restaurant]] chain specializing in Mexican food. The chain offers dine-in, take away, and drive through at about 300 locations.
-The chain was founded in [[Eugene, Oregon]], U.S., in 1959 by Ron Fraedrick, who opened the first restaurant adjacent to his [[alma mater]], the [[University of Oregon]]. In 1962, the first Taco Time franchise opened in [[Tacoma, Washington]]. By the end of the decade, the company had 48 restaurants in seven [[U.S. West|Western]] states. In 1978, the company franchised its first international restaurant, in [[Lethbridge]], [[Alberta]]. In 1979, [[TacoTime Northwest]], became a licensee with the rights to franchise and operate the Taco Time concept independently. Taco Time Northwest's operating region includes Western Washington from Longview to the Canadian border and the eastern Washington cities of Wenatchee and Moses Lake. Taco Time has since expanded, now holding more than 300 franchises in the United States, Canada, Kuwait, and Curacao/Netherlands Antilles.
+The chain was founded in [[Eugene, Oregon]], in 1959 by Ron Fraedrick, who opened the first restaurant adjacent to his [[alma mater]], the [[University of Oregon]]. In 1962, the first Taco Time franchise opened in [[Tacoma, Washington]]. By the end of the decade, the company had 48 restaurants in seven [[U.S. West|Western]] states. In 1978, the company franchised its first international restaurant, in [[Lethbridge]], [[Alberta]]. In 1979, [[Taco Time Northwest]], became a licensee with the rights to franchise and operate the Taco Time concept independently. Taco Time Northwest's operating region includes Western Washington from Longview to the Canadian border and the eastern Washington cities of Wenatchee and Moses Lake. Taco Time has since expanded, now holding more than 300 franchises in the United States, Canada, Kuwait, and Curacao/Netherlands Antilles.
 In 2003, the company was bought by Kahala Franchising L.L.C. of [[Scottsdale, Arizona]],<ref>{{cite web

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