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title: "QSR Magazine: Taco Bell Scrapping XL Soda Cups in 2017"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/58e6f6ea-3681-4710-8364-0b72c517ae32
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-taco-bell-scrapping-xl-soda-cups-in-2017-8953
category: "Beverage & juice"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Beverage & juice"
published: 2017-01-03T14:09:56.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:39.979Z
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# QSR Magazine: Taco Bell Scrapping XL Soda Cups in 2017

**TL;DR:** Taco Bell is removing XL soda cups, antibiotics from chicken, and preservatives from food in 2017. The brand is also expanding its use of cage-free eggs and reducing sodium in its menu.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-taco-bell-scrapping-xl-soda-cups-in-2017-8953).*

## Story

Taco Bell has a few New Year’s resolutions for 2017 that will show the brand’s commitment to its customers, food and employees. According to a recent QSR Magazine article, Taco Bell is saying goodbye to its XL soda cups in the new year, removing all antibiotics from its chicken in U.S. restaurants, as well as removing preservatives and additives from its food by 2018.

The fast food chain has already started to only serve 100 percent cage-free whole eggs on its breakfast menu, and is expanding the initiative to the rest of the core menu.

After cutting sodium by 15 percent on average for the whole menu since 2008, Taco Bell would like to keep growing that number by another 10 percent.

While customers will see changes to the menu, employees will see changes more education, training programs, along with more jobs available to potential new employees.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- Taco Bell (company)
- sustainability (topic)
- menu changes (topic)
- employee education (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-taco-bell-scrapping-xl-soda-cups-in-2017-8953). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/58e6f6ea-3681-4710-8364-0b72c517ae32).