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title: "Taco Bell Has Finally Come to Its Senses and Developed Two Meatless Menu Items"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9bc498e4-4f22-47f7-878f-81cc11a1d356
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/taco-bell-has-finally-come-to-its-senses-and-developed-two-meatless-menu-items-2711819
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
published: 2019-12-10T21:16:32.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:05.391Z
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# Taco Bell Has Finally Come to Its Senses and Developed Two Meatless Menu Items

**TL;DR:** Taco Bell has added two new meatless menu items, including the Oatrageous Taco, to its international menus. The Oatrageous Taco and Halloumi Crunchwrap feature plant-based meat and will appear on European menus in summer 2020.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-12-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/taco-bell-has-finally-come-to-its-senses-and-developed-two-meatless-menu-items-2711819).*

## Story

**Well, it’s about time. According to** **Nation’s Restaurant News****,** **Taco Bell** **has officially jumped on the plant-based protein trend and added two new meatless items to its international menus.**

**The plant-based meat a.k.a the star of the two new menu items allegedly “looks and tastes like ground beef” and is seasoned with Taco Bell’s iconic spices. The Oatrageous Taco officially earned a spot on Spain’s Taco Bell menus after a Finland location had wild success testing it—and it will also appear on all European menus come the summer of 2020.**

**“The simple clean ingredients are going to be something you’ve never had before at a Taco Bell,” said Taco Bell’s Director of International Product Development Steven Gomez, according to the article.**

**Taco Bell also debuted its meatless Halloumi Crunchwrap, which features a semi-hard cheese made from sheep’s milk and according to Gomez, it’s “almost like a fried mozzarella.” The taco chain hopes to also make this a permanent item on its menus in Europe.**

**So, Taco Bell–when is America going to get a taste of these faux meat treats?**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- international expansion (topic)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Spain (location)
- plant-based protein (topic)
- meatless options (topic)
- Finland (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/taco-bell-has-finally-come-to-its-senses-and-developed-two-meatless-menu-items-2711819). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9bc498e4-4f22-47f7-878f-81cc11a1d356).