Rusty Taco
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| Formerly | R Taco (2015-2018) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Fast Food |
| Founded | 2010 in Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Founders | Rusty Fenton Denise Fenton Steve Dunn |
Number of locations | 28 |
Area served | Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Texas |
Key people | Denise Fenton Brand Director Steve Dunn former CEO |
Number of employees | 45 (not including franchises) (2014) |
| Parent | Inspire Brands |
| Website | rustytaco |
Rusty Taco is a chain of fast food Taco restaurants in six states across the United States. Rusty Taco was founded by Rusty Fenton and his wife Denise, along with his partner at the time, Steve Dunn, in 2010.[1] The "R" in R Taco stood for Rusty Fenton’s first name, as the chain was previously called Rusty Taco.[2] On September 5, 2018, R Taco announced it was changing its name back to Rusty Taco.[3] Rusty Fenton died in 2013 of Kidney Cancer.[4]
In 2014 a majority of shares of Rusty Taco were acquired by Buffalo Wild Wings.[5] Buffalo Wild Wings along with R Taco were acquired by Arby’s Restaurant Group in 2018, forming Inspire Brands.[6][failed verification]
See also
References
- ^ "The R Taco Story". R Taco.
- ^ Kezar, Korri (September 15, 2015). "Rusty Taco rebranding removes late co-founder's name: CEO and co-founder Steve Dunn says the new name will better preserve late co-founder Rusty Fenton's memory". Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
- ^ "Rusty Taco Returns to its Roots with Name Change". 2018-09-05.
- ^ DeBaun, Dan (January 30, 2017). "R Taco CEO wants to double number of locations this year". Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
- ^ Robinson-Jacobs, Karen (14 September 2015). "Dallas-born Rusty Taco to become R Taco". Dallas Morning News.
- ^ CNBC. "Press Releases". CNBC.
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