Del Taco Celebrates Firefighters and 500th Restaurant; Milestone is Reached With New Burbank, CA Restaurant.LAKE FOREST, Calif. -- More than 45 years later and a long way from its humble roots in a desert town, Del Taco Del Taco is a chain of North American fast-food restaurants specializing in Mexican-style offerings as well as American foods such as burgers, fries and shakes. The first Del Taco restaurant was founded in Yermo, California in 1961 by Ed Hackbarth and David Jameson. today announces the opening of its 500th restaurant. The new company-owned 24-hour restaurant is located at 2515 N. Hollywood Way in Burbank. To commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the opening, Del Taco is honoring Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, firefighters who so courageously cou·ra·geous adj. Having or characterized by courage; valiant. See Synonyms at brave. cou·ra  geous·ly adv. work to keep communities
safe, particularly during the recent wildfires. Del Taco is offering all
Southern California firefighters a free meal on Thursday, Jan. 10 from 7
a.m. - midnight at the Burbank restaurant. Hundreds of firefighters are
expected throughout the day.
On Thursday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m., Del Taco's president/COO Shirlene Lopez will present more than $110,000 to local Red Cross chapters to help victims of the recent wildfires. Del Taco committed to donating a portion of sales of its Spicy Chicken Burrito from mid-Nov through December to the relief efforts. Consumers supported this effort by devouring de·vour tr.v. de·voured, de·vour·ing, de·vours 1. To eat up greedily. See Synonyms at eat. 2. To destroy, consume, or waste: Flames devoured the structure in minutes. more than 450,000 burritos, helping Del Taco exceed its fundraising goal of $100,000. For Del Taco, reaching 500 restaurants is an important milestone for the nation's second largest Mexican quick serve chain that began as a taco stand that also sold burgers Burgers are hamburgers. Burgers may also refer to:
Today, Del Taco serves its made-to-order Mexican and American food with the same focus on quality ingredients as the early days. Del Taco makes its beans from scratch, prepares its salsa by hand, grates the cheddar cheese in the restaurant and grills chicken every hour. Each week, Del Taco serves more than 1.5 million customers. A southern California icon, Del Taco is ranked No. 35 in the top 50 US chains by QSR QSR Quick Service Restaurant QSR QoS (Quality of Service) Satisfaction Rate QSR Quality System Regulations QSR Quality Status Report QSR Quality System Review QSR Quarterly Status Report QSR Quality System Requirement Magazine, and has translated its made-to-order Mexican food experience into a successful business with locations in 14 states. "This is an important milestone for Del Taco in terms of both credibility and satisfying customers," said Shirlene Lopez, 28-year company veteran and president/COO of Del Taco. "Every hour of every day we focus on serving our customers great tasting food at a good value. Our success is their satisfaction, and we take it personally." |
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