Taco Maker
 Taco Maker in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico | |
| Industry | Fast food |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founder | Gil L. Craig |
| Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Areas served | Puerto Rico Central Florida |
| Website | TacoMaker.com (Spanish) TacoMakerUSA.com (English) |
Taco Maker is a Mexican fast food franchise founded in Puerto Rico by Gil L. Craig in 1968.[1][2][3] The majority of the stores are in Puerto Rico with one location in Florida (in Orlando) and another in Caracas, Venezuela[4] and, formerly, in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, India, Russia, Dominican Republic,and the Philippines. Taco Maker used to own two franchise locations in the American state of Rhode Island.[5] In 2006, FransGlobal bought the restaurant chain, along with its sister chains Jake's Over the Top and Mayan Jamma Juice.[6][7] In 2009, Taco Maker moved its headquarters to Central Florida but as of 2019, its website states its headquarters are in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Zilkia Janer (30 March 2008). Latino Food Culture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-0-313-08790-5.
- ^ "Gil L. Craig: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Empresa". Tacomaker. Archived from the original on 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Tacomaker".
- ^ RETRO Rhode Island: the Taco Maker
- ^ "Taco Maker purchased". DeseretNews. 2006-10-20. Archived from the original on 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Taco Maker con hambre de crecer". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 2011-06-02. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Downturn can't slow Taco Maker expansion". Tribune Digital Orlando Sentinel. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Spanish)
- Official website (in English)
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