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title: "QSR Magazine: Taco Bell to Serve Alcohol at Hundreds of New Locations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7e83c37b-0936-42bd-a86c-087d98871b36
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-taco-bell-to-serve-alcohol-at-hundreds-of-new-locations-2704330
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-09-25T14:09:49.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:07:52.791Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/07364964479648ba540f511cadefd1375245.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: Taco Bell to Serve Alcohol at Hundreds of New Locations

**TL;DR:** Taco Bell plans to open over 300 new Cantina restaurants in the next five years, serving alcohol in addition to its usual menu items. The new locations will be in cities such as New York City, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Boston.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-09-25. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-taco-bell-to-serve-alcohol-at-hundreds-of-new-locations-2704330).*

## Story

Taco Bell is planning to open over 300 new Cantina restaurants in the next five years. According to a recent article in QSR Magazine, these locations will all offer alcohol in addition to the brand's usual menu items.

The Cantina restaurants will serve sangria, wine, beer and boozy smoothies to patrons. The concept was originally introduced back in 2015 in Chicago and San Francisco to target millennial customers. New openings are planned for New York City, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Boston.

“One of the cool things happening in America right now is the revitalization of urban areas, and we’re seeing millennials moving into downtown areas,” said Taco Bell chief operating officer, Mike Grams.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- menu pricing (topic)
- location expansion (topic)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- Taco Bell (company)
- new york (location)
- Chicago (location)
- Boston (location)
- Detroit (location)
- San Francisco, California (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-taco-bell-to-serve-alcohol-at-hundreds-of-new-locations-2704330). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7e83c37b-0936-42bd-a86c-087d98871b36).