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title: "Nation's Restaurant News: Taco Bell master franchise deal to add 400 units abroad"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/70319ed9-49d2-44f5-8e10-fb1e086f00bc
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-taco-bell-master-franchise-deal-to-add-400-units-abroad-2706993
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2018-06-28T22:17:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:02:35.067Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/b9f8eb65907a6f4d566696e5e197b28d1229.jpg
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# Nation's Restaurant News: Taco Bell master franchise deal to add 400 units abroad

**TL;DR:** Taco Bell has signed its first master franchise deal to add over 400 new locations to Brazil and Spain. The deal is part of the brand's goal to open 1,000 restaurants by 2022.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-06-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-taco-bell-master-franchise-deal-to-add-400-units-abroad-2706993).*

## Story

Taco Bell has signed its first master franchise deal. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News , the brand will bring over 400 new locations to Brazil and Spain as a result of the agreement. The partners in the deal are Sforza Holding Group (Brazil) and Casual Brands Group (Spain).

"We have found two strong partners in both Sforza and CBG, and I am confident they will take our California-inspired brand to new heights in the coming decade," said president of Taco Bell International, Liz Williams.

This growth will bring the brand one step closer to its goal of opening 1,000 restaurants by 2022. The new locations are scheduled to open gradually throughout the next decade.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Taco Bell (company)
- master franchise (topic)
- Spain (location)
- international growth (topic)
- Brazil (location)
- Liz Williams (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-taco-bell-master-franchise-deal-to-add-400-units-abroad-2706993). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/70319ed9-49d2-44f5-8e10-fb1e086f00bc).