@ The Bell Presented by Taco Bell

With over 25 years of experience at the brand, our guest Nicole shares about her career journey and the team that brings our brand stories to life on screen.

Have you ever walked into a Taco Bell Restaurant and marveled at the design? From classic restaurants to the iconic Cantinas, there is a dedicated team that plans, designs and brings the concepts to life. 

Last year, we launched our fans’ new favorite café (currently open in  select locations  in California, Texas and Nevada). With 20+ new drinks handcrafted by our Live Más Café® Bellristas, fans can experience bold, craveable drinks designed to energize their day and fuel their vibe. In this episode, our hosts explore the journey into creating this new Taco Bell restaurant concept.

From Tony Hawk’s Luxe Cravings Box to the Taco Bell Crocs collab, Taco Bell has had countless iconic partnerships.    In the latest episode of @TheBell, @Cierra and @Zach get a behind the scenes look at how our brand partnerships are created with guest star @courtney. Our hosts also chat about Zach’s trip to Costa Rica for our international cooking competition called Menu Blast AND one of our is t...

The Live Más Scholarship program exists to help empower those with a desire to create change in the world. The program is looking at you – not your test scores. We dive deeper into the scholarship and how The Taco Bell Foundation has reached nearly 12 million young people across the country and has awarded more than $231 million in grants and scholarships, focused on education and career readiness...

What makes Taco Bell, Taco Bell? Did you know that we have a “Food Innovation Team” here at Taco Bell headquarters whose job it is to LITERALLY dream up new Taco Bell creations? From celebrated icons such as the Mexican Pizza, to new concepts like our Crispy Chicken Nuggets. We’re here to explore how Taco Bell comes up with their crispy, crunchy, and craveable food! Products available at participa...

Get your passport ready! There are over 1,100 Taco Bells outside the U.S. in 32 countries and counting. We’ll be taking a trip around the world to explore Taco Bells and what it means to truly Live Más.  

Taco Bell isn’t just a job or a place to eat, it’s an experience. That’s what this podcast is all about – it’s a chance for you to get a behind the scenes look at what it’s like to work here, the craveable food we’ve been launching, and of course, the cool stuff we’ve been up to. So, let’s talk about what’s been happening… @The Bell.

Community is something that we all look for. Whether it’s in the workplace, within an organization, or among friends, we all seek that sense of belonging. And for many, this feeling of community extends into the dynamic worlds of social media. On this episode of Recipe for Restless Creativity, Kelly is joined by content creator Kennedy Rose, better known to her social followers by her username coz...

Living Más is more than just a slogan at Taco Bell; it’s deeply engrained in our culture. While it certainly resonates with our fans, its significant influence lies with Team Members. Our culture embodies a commitment to recognizing and empowering Team Members, encouraging them to drive change as we and Taco Bell franchisees work to elevate the standards for fast food employment. When Team Members...

It’s no secret Taco Bell is known for twists on food classics. From tacos to burritos to breakfast, we’re always looking for new ways to provide fans with a menu they want to keep coming back to. Our latest innovation? The Cantina Chicken Menu. In Kelly’s first episode as podcast host, she’ll sit down with Liz Matthews, Global Chief Food Innovation Officer, to dive into the spiciest details of thi...

2024 starts a new chapter in the book of Taco Bell. As we say ‘see you later’ to Mark King, we eagerly welcome Sean Tresvant as Taco Bell’s new CEO effective January 1st. But that's not all this chapter holds – Kelly McCulloch, Taco Bell's Global Chief People & Transformation Officer, will carry on the restlessly creative spirit as the new host of the podcast.  In this episode, Mark sits down...

For many 17-year-olds, the month of August is spent preparing for their freshmen year of college. However, while his peers were packing up the car with dorm room must-haves, Long Beach native and cyclist Liam Garner strapped a tent to his mountain bike and began his bike ride from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. 527 days and 20,000 miles later, he reached his destination.   On the lates...

When tacos win, we all win. It’s a mentality we’ve fully embraced at Taco Bell in appreciation and celebration of a food with a unique cultural cachet and ability to bring people together. Whether made by us, another brand or your favorite local restaurant. Yet the ubiquitous phrase “Taco Tuesday” has been a registered  trademark for decades. For the benefit of all taco shops nationwide, Taco Bell...

Taco Bell is known for bringing innovative, craveableMexican-inspired food to the masses. What might not be known is how much goeson behind the scenes to come up with our food. The brand is on a journey tocreate a menu that fits a wide variety of lifestyles and features simple buthigh-quality ingredients that leave our fans wanting more.  On this episode of Recipe for Restless Creativity, Mark isj...

Taco Bell understands that each brand milestone brings an opportunity to do better—for everyone involved. From creating new jobs to strengthening communities, Taco Bell sees the brand’s accession as an ever-growing benefit to so many people. And at the front of this charge is Scott Mezvinsky, the current Managing Director of North America for Taco Bell.   On the latest episode of Recipe for Restle...

A Taco Bell mash-up is not unexpected. From Doritos® Locos Tacos to Milk Bar, these collaborations have become a staple of the brand. However, the secret sauce that drives these mash-ups and Taco Bell as a brand is our team members. That’s why Taco Bell announced it is teaming up with Brooklyn-based artist Ricardo Gonzalez, aka “ It’s a Living ,” to introduce exclusive team member merch honoring t...

Everyone is a fan of Taco Bell, it’s just a fact. But some fans bring their love of the brand to the next level. We like to call them our super fans. And if anyone is a Taco Bell super fan, it’s Sam Reid. Self-proclaimed Taco Bell enthusiast, amateur trick shot artist and former Olympic hopeful, Sam undertook the challenge of eating nothing but Taco Bell for 30 days and documenting his progress on...

This year, Taco Bell broadened its stakes in love. On February 24th, 2023, Taco Bell held its very first  metaverse wedding , where lifelong Taco Bell fans Sheel Mohnot and Amruta Godbole said “I do” in a wedding ceremony in  Decentraland .  Winning out over 300 couples, Sheel and Amruta give Taco Bell CEO Mark King the inside scoop on how they worked closely with Taco Bell to plan their wedding a...

At Taco Bell, living más isn’t just for our fans. It’s for our Team Members too, and we strive endlessly to create a culture that redefines what it means to work in a quick service restaurant. We set standards higher than the rest and reward passionate innovators with unconventional opportunities that ignite their inspiration, in and out of the workplace. Taco Bell Chief People Officer Kelly McCul...

To kickoff 2023, Mark is joined by Katrina “KT” Thornton, Taco Bell’s first-ever Chief Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer, for the 20th episode of Recipe for Restless Creativity. For KT, EI&B is not about check marks. It’s about marking a new era and making impact known through results. In this episode, KT and Mark will dive into conversations about what that means for Taco Bell as we gea...

On the November episode of Restless Creativity, Mark is joined by Mike Grams, Taco Bell President and Global COO. Mike got his start at Taco Bell as an Assistant General Manager in Detroit in 1992 and has been with the brand for 30 years. As the President and Global COO, Mike is all about ‘what’s next’ inside and outside of the field. Mike and Mark will not only discuss Mike's lifelong commitment...

At Taco Bell, we believe that smart partnerships are a key to success and inspiration. On this episode of Recipe for Restless Creativity, Mark King sits down with Russ Bendel, CEO of The Habit Burger Grill, to talk about the partnership between Taco Bell and Habit, Habit’s recent move to Yum! Brands, the learnings that have come with that move and, of course, how the two stay inspired to keep thei...

At Taco Bell, we believe that staying restlessly creative — both personally and professionally — is the key to success. In this episode, Mark sits down with David Novak, Co-Founder and retired Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands. The two will discuss David’s time with Yum! Brands as well as his new book Take Charge of You: How Self-Coaching Can Transform Your Life and Career . David will share the ins...

In the past three years, Taco Bell has accelerated how, where and why it brings new experiences to its team members and fans in restaurants around the world. In the U.S., Go Mobile and Taco Bell Defy exemplify restaurant innovation not only for the brand, but also for the industry as a whole. Taco Bell continues to monitor key learnings and insights to leverage elements of these new formats and el...