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title: "Del Taco to Grow in the Southeast"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d60379bb-908c-4207-826e-b9fbf98034d4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/del-taco-to-grow-in-the-southeast-2706355
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
published: 2018-04-24T18:13:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:39.663Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/6acc371a247590636f7efecadd8141335139.jpg
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# Del Taco to Grow in the Southeast

**TL;DR:** Del Taco is expanding in the Southeast with the help of veteran franchisee Mac Kamara, who will develop seven locations in Atlanta. Del Taco has signed a development agreement with MK Energy, LLC to grow in south central Atlanta, Georgia.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-04-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/del-taco-to-grow-in-the-southeast-2706355).*

## Story

Del Taco is continuing to experience growth in the Southeast. According to a recent release, the Mexican quick service restaurant chain is expanding in and around Atlanta with the help of veteran franchisee Mac Kamara of MK Energy, LLC. MK Energy, LLC currently operated brands including BP, Circle K and Subway. They’ve signed on to develop seven Del Taco locations in south central Atlanta, Georgia.

In a release, Kamara said, “Our group’s operations are based in the Atlanta market with additional locations in Southern California. I’ve seen firsthand how Del Taco’s winning combination of freshly-prepared food served at a tremendous value creates fans and drives traffic. Del Taco, an iconic California brand, truly delivers what consumers today want, and I’m excited to be one of the brand’s franchise partners to escalate its growth across the Atlanta area.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Subway (company)
- Atlanta (location)
- Del Taco (company)
- franchisee partnership (topic)
- Circle K (company)
- BP (company)
- southeast growth (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/del-taco-to-grow-in-the-southeast-2706355). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d60379bb-908c-4207-826e-b9fbf98034d4).