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Menu 'decluttering' includes exit of 2 Doritos Locos Tacos flavors

Nancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

August 28, 2019

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NEW TacoBellMenuBoards Sept2019
New menuboardPhotos courtesy of Taco Bell

Taco Bell is bidding farewell to two classic Doritos Locos Tacos flavors as part of a menu “decluttering” effort aimed at highlighting best sellers and the most popular combo meals, the company announced Wednesday.

“As you can see, we gave our menu a brand new look-and-feel to help make ordering easier,” Taco Bell stated in a company blog post. “It’s kind of like our version of decluttering a closet.”

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Old menuboard

As such, that means nine items are coming off the menu permanently including two Doritos Locos Tacos flavors: Cool Ranch and Fiery Doritos, which have been around since 2013. The other items going away include the Double Decker Taco, Beefy Mini Quesadilla, chips & salsa, Chipotle Chicken Loaded Griller, Double Tostada, Power Menu Burrito and the XXL Grilled Stuft Burrito.

The Double Decker Taco has been around since 2011.

“Sometimes you have to let go of the old to welcome in the new,” the Irvine, Calif.-based chain said.

The Nacho Cheese “DLT” will remain on the menu.

The refresh also includes reorganizing Taco Bell’s nearly 20 menu combinations.

Tweaked menu boards will feature new “combo” numbers attached to the 13 most popular choices. For example, the 3 Crunchy Taco Supreme Combo, formerly No. 3 on the menu, is now No. 1.

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The 3 Crunchy Taco Supreme Combo

The Taco Bell menu refresh, which goes into effect Sept. 12, comes on the heels of other quick-service brands trimming the fat from bloated menus.

Related:QSR brands ditch bloated menus and complex kitchen ops

Jack in the Box had reduced redundant ingredients from menus at 180 restaurants. McDonald’s recently trimmed sections of its menu during certain dayparts and is exploring kitchen automation to increase efficiencies.

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Nancy Luna

Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

Nancy Luna is a senior editor at Nation's Restaurant News and a contributing editor at Supermarket News. She covers the industry's largest and most talked about fast-food brands including McDonald's, Starbucks, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Subway. She is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years reporting experience. As a veteran business reporter based in Southern California, Nancy has covered some of the country's most beloved food and retail brands including In-N-Out, Taco Bell, Trader Joe's, Aldi, Whole Foods Market, Target and Costco. Luna is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton. When she's not digging for news on her beat, you can find Nancy regaling her fans about her latest dining adventures on her Fast Food Maven social media channels. Contact [email protected]  or follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fastfoodmaven

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