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title: "Big Expansion Plans For Taco Bueno"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/05cb20ba-6678-4963-bdca-589fcd1b09be
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/big-expansion-plans-for-taco-bueno
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-02-06T15:32:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:03.850Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504674900247-0877df9cc836?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Big Expansion Plans For Taco Bueno

**TL;DR:** Taco Bueno plans to open up to 18 new locations in 2017, following the opening of nine restaurants in 2016. The expansion is led by Rick Verity and Quality Brand Management, as well as multi-unit operators Larry and Kimberly Coon and Jed Blackburn and Brian Nelson.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2017-02-06. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/big-expansion-plans-for-taco-bueno).*

## Story

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2. Big Expansion Plans For Taco Bueno

Tex-Mex restaurant chain Taco Bueno is to open up to 18 new locations in 2017.

Tex-Mex restaurant chain Taco Bueno is to open up to 18 new locations in 2017. This follows the opening of nine restaurants in 2016. The expansion is led by Rick Verity and Quality Brand Management, which has operated Taco Bueno outlets in Central Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Meanwhile, multi-unit operators Larry and Kimberly Coon will expand the brand in San Angelo Texas, and Jed Blackburn and Brian Nelson are set to open locations in Louisiana’s Shreveport/Bossier City region. Taco Bueno president and CEO Mike Roper said, “Special Venues like this are an important part of Taco Bueno’s growth plans and we are actively looking to provide dining options for customers in travel centers, airports and other unique locations.”

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## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- franchise investment (topic)
- James Fell (person)
- restaurant chain (topic)
- master franchise (topic)
- master franchise investment (topic)
- investment opportunities (topic)
- Taco Bueno (company)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/big-expansion-plans-for-taco-bueno). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/05cb20ba-6678-4963-bdca-589fcd1b09be).