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Taco Bell Adds Cold Brews in Quest for $5B in Beverage Sales

New cafe offerings launched this week at Live Más Café locations

Irvine-based Taco Bell is expanding its beverage platform with the launch of its first-ever cold brew coffee lineup, the latest move in the fast-food chain’s push to generate $5 billion in beverage sales by 2030.

The cold brew offerings launched this week at Live Más Café locations in Southern California, Houston, Dallas and Las Vegas as Taco Bell looks to capture a larger share of consumers’ morning coffee routines and higher-margin beverage sales.

“We’ve spent decades building a bold flavor legacy at Taco Bell, and now we’re bringing
that same innovative mindset to coffee at Live Más Café,” said Liz Matthews, Taco Bell’s
global chief food innovation officer. “As we continue to build the café experience, cold
brew and cold foams felt like the natural next step – bringing a flavor-forward, premium
coffee experience into fans’ everyday routines.”

The cafés, located inside select Taco Bells, feature more than 20 specialty drinks, including agua frescas and flavored coffees.

 

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Nancy Luna
Nancy Luna
Nancy Luna has been the executive editor of the Orange County Business Journal since September 2024. Nancy began her career 30 years ago at the Orange County Register, where she covered a range of beats, including retail, consumer trends, transportation, healthcare, and tourism. Before coming to the Business Journal, she previously worked as a correspondent for Business Insider’s Retail team, where she specialized in writing about the restaurant and food tech industries. Luna contributed to the Business Insider team that won a 2023 SABEW Award for explanatory journalism for their "Warehouse Nation" project. From 2018 to 2020, Luna was a senior editor and tech editor at Nation’s Restaurant News. While there, she covered the largest chains in the country including Taco Bell, McDonald's, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Starbucks. Luna grew up in Orange County and lives in Old Towne Orange with her husband, Brady.

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