Taco Bueno Announces Expansion into Colorado
03 March 2015 - 10:35AM
Business Wire
Brand to Open Three Stores in Colorado Springs,
Create More Than 100 New Jobs
Taco Bueno® broke ground today on the first of three new
restaurants planned to open in Colorado Springs, Colo., this year.
In total, the three locations are anticipated to add more than 100
jobs in the community while offering consumers an authentic fresh
Tex-Mex dining experience that has captured the taste buds of loyal
fans for nearly 50 years.
Taco Bueno executives break ground on the
newest location in Colorado Springs, Colo. From left: Philip
Parsons, chief financial officer; Ed Lambert, chief executive
officer; Kenn Miller, vice president of development; Mike Roper,
president; Alan Wyse, vice president of operations; Jeff Carl,
chief marketing officer (Photo: Business Wire)
“Taco Bueno is thrilled to have selected Colorado Springs for
our first market expansion in six years,” said Kenn Miller, Taco
Bueno’s vice president of development. “Colorado Springs consumers
have been posting requests to social media asking Taco Bueno to
build here for years, and we’re excited to introduce them to our
take on freshly prepared, signature Tex-Mex tacos, burritos and
nachos.”
Each of the three new company-owned Taco Bueno restaurants will
seat approximately 50 guests and include a convenient drive-thru
window. The restaurants are all projected to open by this summer
and will be located at:
- 7970 N. Academy – opening first
- 538 W. Garden of the Gods Rd.
- The intersection of Dublin and
Tutt
“It’s a pleasure to welcome Taco Bueno as the newest member of
the Pikes Peak business community,” said Al Wenstrand, chief
business development officer for the Colorado Springs Regional
Business Alliance. “Not only is Taco Bueno growing, as this
represents its first new market expansion in six years, but it
demonstrates that the Colorado Springs market is robust and
growing.”
With the addition of Colorado Springs, Taco Bueno now operates
in seven states: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas,
Missouri and Colorado. The restaurant prepares all of its menu
items fresh and in-store daily such as slow-simmered beans made
from scratch, flame-grilled all white meat chicken and steak, 100
percent fresh ground beef and fresh salsa on a complimentary salsa
bar.
“I grew up in Dallas and I’m a long-time Buenohead!” said Bryan
Hufford, a Colorado Springs-based Army sergeant. “I’m among the
fans who requested Taco Bueno come to Colorado Springs via
Facebook, and I’m thrilled they’re bringing the Tex-Mex flavors I
crave to my new hometown.”
Taco Bueno is actively looking to hire more than 100 team
members from the Colorado Springs community. Online applications
are available at tacobueno.com/employment/.
Fans interested in receiving updates before and during the grand
opening celebrations in Colorado Springs are encouraged to join the
Buenoheads Email Club, or to follow Taco Bueno on Facebook or
Twitter for updates and offerings.
About Taco Bueno Restaurants, L.P.
Taco Bueno is committed to creating an authentic Tex-Mex
experience. Taco Bueno is passionate about providing better tasting
Tex-Mex, prepared daily with fresh, hand-selected ingredients.
Founded in 1967 in Abilene, Texas, Taco Bueno operates more than
170 restaurants in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas and
Missouri. The company is privately owned by an affiliate of
Palladium Equity Partners, LLC. Learn more about Taco Bueno by
visiting www.tacobueno.com or
www.facebook.com/buenoheadquarters.
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