Glen Bell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGlen Bell
American businessman
Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1923
Place of Birth: Lynwood, California, United States
Date of Death: 16-Jan-2010
Profession: entrepreneur
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Glen Bell
- Glen William Bell Jr.
- (September 3, 1923 – January 16, 2010) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Taco Bell chain of restaurants. Born in Lynwood, California, Glen Bell graduated from San Bernardino High School in 1941.
- He served in the U.S.
- Marine Corps as a cook during World War II.
- After the Marines he started his first hot dog stand 'Bell's Drive-In', in San Bernardino in 1948.
- In 1952, he sold the hot dog stand and built a second location selling hot dogs and hamburgers.
- He soon started selling tacos at a taco stand named Taco-Tia at 19 cents each from a side window.
- Between 1954 and 1955, he opened three Taco Tias in the San Bernardino area, eventually selling those restaurants and opening four El Tacos with a partner in the Long Beach area.In 1962, he went solo and sold the El Tacos to his partner and opened his first Taco Bell.
- Bell franchised his restaurant in 1964.
- His company grew rapidly, and the 868-restaurant chain was later sold to PepsiCo in 1978 for $125 million in stock.
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