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Taco Bell’s trimmed value menu to expand with $1 Loaded Nacho TacoTaco Bell’s trimmed value menu to expand with $1 Loaded Nacho Taco

The Cravings Value Menu is down to 6 items after a year of menu-decluttering by the chain; the loaded taco will play a key role in the brand’s digital and value strategies in 2021; 'We see a future where 50% of our transactions will be digital,' Chief Global Brand Officer Nikki Lawson told Nation’s Restaurant News

Nancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

December 9, 2020

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The $1 Loaded Nacho Taco returns Taco Bell's value menu Dec. 24. The menu has been trimmed from 21 items to 6 permanent items over the last several months.Taco Bell

Taco Bell has seen its digital business double during the pandemic, contributing to the brand’s recovery amid the coronavirus crisis.

As it enters 2021, increasing the brand’s digital connections with consumers will become a key part of the brand’s strategy — one that will be paired with Taco Bell’s main mission of providing fans the “cheesy, crunchy Mexican goodness” they love to buy at an affordable price, Chief Global Brand Officer Nikki Lawson told Nation’s Restaurant News.

“We see a future where 50% of our transactions will be digital. And key for us to get there is this intersection of digital and value,” said Lawson during one of her first interviews since starting with the company earlier this year.

As such, Taco Bell will be kickin...

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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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