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title: "How the cyclospora outbreak could impact Taco Bell"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/772f50c5-d7e8-471c-adbf-658e4cb9018b
source: "Restaurant Business"
original_url: https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/how-cyclospora-outbreak-could-impact-taco-bell
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
published: 2026-07-17T17:59:17.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T14:57:03.967Z
image: https://cdn.informaconnect.com/platform/files/public/2026-07/background/TWIR%207-17-26.jpg?VersionId=HLWECSDxOYESaSJFibpJ1D_ajOOwYYty
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# How the cyclospora outbreak could impact Taco Bell

**TL;DR:** A cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce from Taylor Farms served at Taco Bell locations may impact sales. The outbreak and its effects on food safety are discussed on the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive.

*originally published in Restaurant Business on 2026-07-17. [Read the original](https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/how-cyclospora-outbreak-could-impact-taco-bell).*

## Story

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive looks at the cyclospora outbreak, which has now been linked to lettuce from Taylor Farms served at Taco Bell locations.

We discuss the potential impact on sales and why faith in food safety is crucial.

We also talk about Texas Roadhouse and delivery and whether the chain is making a mistake by ending its long holdout.

And we discuss the Supreme Court’s recent ruling allowing the Trump administration to deport people with Temporary Protected Status and why that could be a problem for restaurants.

On Tech Check, Senior Tech Editor Joe Guszkowski talks about a tech company’s Hawaii showroom.

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## Entities

- QSR (sector)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Restaurant Business (publication)
- food safety (topic)
- Texas Roadhouse (company)
- Joe Guszkowski (person)
- Taylor Farms (company)
- cyclospora outbreak (topic)
- Supreme Court (regulator)
- sales impact (topic)

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Originally reported by Restaurant Business (https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/how-cyclospora-outbreak-could-impact-taco-bell). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/772f50c5-d7e8-471c-adbf-658e4cb9018b).