Founder of Taco Bell chain dies at age 86
By APMonday, January 18, 2010
Taco Bell founder dies at age 86
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — Taco Bell says the founder of the fast-food chain has died.
The Irvine, Calif.-based company said Monday that Glen W. Bell Jr. died Sunday at his home in Rancho Santa Fe. He was 86.
His cause of death was not immediately released.
Bell launched Taco Bell in 1962 after experimenting with several other fast food-style restaurants in the Los Angeles area.
Taco Bell now serves more than 36.8 million people each week in more than 5,600 U.S. locations.
Bell, a World War II veteran, was born Sept. 3, 1923 in Lynwood, Calif.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, three sisters and four grandchildren.
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