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title: "Taco John’s Carolina bound"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b63b46e2-e94f-4911-a26a-30429231bb69
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/taco-johns-carolina-bound
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
published: 2018-01-05T10:31:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.570Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Taco John’s Carolina bound

**TL;DR:** Taco John's is opening 100 new locations in North and South Carolina over the next 24 to 36 months. The Wyoming-based concept's franchisee is Superior Taco, which will be partnered by American Development Partners.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2018-01-05. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/taco-johns-carolina-bound).*

## Story

Quick-service Mexican restaurant chain Taco John’s is to open 100 new locations over the next 24 to 36 months. Set for development are locations in North and South Carolina, including Greenville and Spartanburg, Myrtle Beach, Charleston and Columbia.

The Wyoming-based concept’s franchisee is Superior Taco, which will be partnered by American Development Partners, led by Ivan Lenoir, an experienced multi-unit operator. Chief operating officer for American Development Partners said Caleb McMillen said, “We can’t wait to introduce these markets to the iconic, quality food of Taco John’s,”

Launched in 1969, Taco John’s now has over 400 QSR restaurants in 23 states.

## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- north carolina (location)
- James Fell (person)
- south carolina (location)
- Taco John's (company)
- quick service restaurant (topic)
- master franchise investment (topic)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/taco-johns-carolina-bound). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b63b46e2-e94f-4911-a26a-30429231bb69).