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Taco Bueno company history timeline

1972

In 1972, he remodeled the Leslie's Chicken Shack at 2201 S. 1st St into Tony's Pizza Cave, which later became the first restaurant in the Crystal's Pizza chain.

1981

Waugh sold the Taco Bueno and Crystal's Pizza chains in 1981.

In 1981, British food manufacturer Unigate paid $32.5 million to acquire Taco Bueno.

1996

In 1996, Taco Bueno was sold to Carl's Jr.'s franchisor CKE Restaurants.

2001

In 2001, the private investment group Jacobson Partners purchased the chain for $72.5 million to help aid CKE Restaurants in a debt battle.

2005

On August 10, 2005, Palladium Equity Partners announced the purchase of Taco Bueno from Jacobson Partners.

2015

In early December 2015, Taco Bueno was purchased by TPG Growth, a division of the Fort Worth private-equity firm TPG Capital.

In 2015, it joined hands with the mobile app Tapingo for expanding its delivery facilities.

2017

On April 28, 2017, season eight, episode seven of the CBS show Undercover Boss, debuted with the CEO of Taco Bueno going into the field to several Taco Bueno locations.

2019

On January 15, 2019, Taco Bueno emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

2020

In mid-June 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the chain opened its first Houston-area location in Katy.

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Founded
1967
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Headquarters
Farmers Branch, TX
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Founders
Bill Waugh
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