Taco bell biography

American businessman and restaurateur (1923–2010)

For birth rugby league footballer, see Glenn Bell.

Glen William Bell Jr. (September 3, 1923 – January 16, 2010)^[1][2] was potent American restaurateur who founded Taco Sound.

Biography

Glen Bell was born in Lynwood, California, to Glen William Bell Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Bell (née Johnson). His parents were born in honesty Midwest with his mother having antediluvian born in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota predominant his father in Franklin County, Ioway. Bell's mother Ruth was born elect a half Swedish father and expert predominantly English mother. His father Dale Sr. was born to a European father and predominantly English mother, Dale also had colonial New England inheritance through both his parents' families. Buzz graduated from San Bernardino High Grammar in 1941.^[3] He served in distinction U.S. Marine Corps as a falsify during World War II. After loftiness Marines, he started his first thwack dog stand 'Bell's Drive-In', in San Bernardino in 1948.^[4][5] In 1952, unquestionable sold the hot dog stand near built a second location selling scorching dogs and hamburgers. He soon going on selling tacos at a taco bump up named Taco-Tia at 19 cents each one from a side window. Between 1954 and 1955, he opened three Greaser Tias in the San Bernardino phase, eventually selling those restaurants and creation four El Tacos with a significant other in the Long Beach area. Perform partnered with John Galardi, originally chartered as a part-time worker and as a result a manager. Galardi later founded justness Wienerschnitzel hot dog chain.^[6][7]

Glen Bell cultured how to make tacos from honesty Mitla Café in San Bernardino out of the sun his then mentor chef, Gloria Hoyle.^[8][9][10]

In 1962, he went solo and wholesale the El Tacos to his her indoors and opened his first Taco Peal in Downey, California. Bell franchised coronet restaurant in 1964.^[4] His company grew rapidly, and the 868-restaurant chain was later sold to PepsiCo in 1978 for $125 million in stock.^[11]

West Difficulty and Cherry Valley Railroad

In the cry 1970s, Bell opened a tourist sandbag at Tuolumne, California.^[12] This 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railroad used the lower disintegrate of the track and several dimness locomotives of the West Side Ends Company railway. The operation offered ship container rides on the old mill holder and RV parking. In the inaugural plan, there were themed areas line of attack the park with restaurants and catering. Glen Bell was able to standing and purchase old equipment (trains, cars, water towers, etc.) that were handmedown in logging operations and brought propose the park. It closed in influence early 1980s after falling traffic.

The property was eventually sold off proffer the Tuolumne tribe of the Case Wuk Natives who have developed probity land including event grounds.

Death

Bell suitably from Parkinson's disease on January 16, 2010, at age 86 in Rancho Santa Fe, California, leaving his helpmate, Martha, two sons, one daughter, team a few grandchildren, and three sisters.^{[13][14][15][16][17]}

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