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title: "Nation's Restaurant News: Taco Bell to launch Naked Egg Tacos"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ac4cd425-182f-42f7-a528-1812e3cabd24
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-taco-bell-to-launch-naked-egg-tacos-2703690
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
published: 2017-08-15T14:09:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:12:06.275Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/310d97e4bd477c7e5ef5c9f7d72deab72662.jpg
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# Nation's Restaurant News: Taco Bell to launch Naked Egg Tacos

**TL;DR:** Taco Bell plans to launch Naked Egg Tacos, a new breakfast offering featuring a shell made out of a fried egg. The tacos will be available nationwide at the end of August.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-08-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-taco-bell-to-launch-naked-egg-tacos-2703690).*

## Story

Taco Bell is set to launch a new breakfast offering. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, the chain has unveiled plans for Naked Egg Tacos, an item that features a shell made out of a fried egg. The tacos will be available nationwide at the end of August.

“The Naked Egg Taco strips down the traditional breakfast taco, allowing us to deliver a new flavor experience in every single bite,” said Taco Bell's chief food innovation officer, Liz Matthews.

The brand is also in the process of testing out a Firecracker Burrito in select markets. This new product features 'popping spices' and will be available in two varieties: Popping Spicy and Popping Cheesy.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- Taco Bell (company)
- new menu item (topic)
- Liz Matthews (person)
- product testing (topic)
- breakfast offering (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-taco-bell-to-launch-naked-egg-tacos-2703690). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ac4cd425-182f-42f7-a528-1812e3cabd24).