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Taco tico in mason city8/27/2023 ![]() ![]() On March 5, 2013, 10 restaurants were closed by the Kansas Department of Revenue for failure to remit $434,939.23 in sales tax. The new flavoring was unpopular and Taco Tico has since switched back to the original. This meat was sent to the stores in frozen tubes from the main distribution center. ![]() The meat recipe, which gave Taco Tico tacos their unique flavor, was changed at that time. In 1988, Foley sold the company and chain to a former executive from KFC. Soon thereafter, Dan and Robin left their positions and opened the first Taco Tico in 1962, in their native Wichita, Kansas, and began franchising new locations in 1967. In late 1960, brothers Dan and Robin Foley went to work for their cousins, Richard and Mike Foley at their fast food Mexican restaurants, Taco Grande. Taco Tico is a chain of Tex-Mex cuisine fast-food restaurants headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Tacos, Burritos, Enchiladas, Taco Burger, Nachos, Sanchos, Taco Salad, and Cinnamon Crustos ![]() Dad would play the ‘Where’s the Beef’ soundtrack when we’d go to bed, and things.Chain of Tex-Mex cuisine fast-food restaurants Taco Tico “It’s one of those things, I remember when we were kids we would watch the Wendy’s International videos. Then I came here when I was 14, and I’m now 42. “Just helping out in the dining room, toasting buns, just doing little jobs. “My dad had the Wendy’s in town also, so I started working at Wendy’s when I was 11, on the weekends,” he said. Johnson has always been part of the restaurant business. “I think they said when they were with Chedder’s at one time, they had 10 stores opening at once.” And I think the key to being able to grow successfully is having systems and operations in place that are growth-friendly,” he said. “We’re kind of a small mom-and-pop right now. ![]() They have the expertise that Johnson on his own might not. Kind of the trifecta of owning a great restaurant.” “We’re really going to try, at the new locations, to just go back to the basics, and focus on service, food quality and cleanliness. They’re really honed in on the quality,” Johnson said. “The thing I like about them is they really focus on operations. Johnson feels good about this new deal because the Greers understand the restaurant business, he said. The Dardens are the ones that own Red Lobster, Olive Garden.” “They got into the Cheddar’s franchise pretty heavy, and had multiple 40-plus Cheddar locations that they sold to the Darden group. It has developed, owned and operated over 60 full service independent and national chain restaurants, and several fine casual eateries. Today the Greer Group is an operator of multiple hotel chains including Marriott, Hilton and InterContinental. Phil Greer started out as a PE teacher, Johnson said, and grew the Greer Group through careful investments and hard work. “I think they think if we can do what we’re doing with what we have now, it’s something that people will gravitate towards.” “It’s a really small store, and it still does a heck of a business,” he said. The Greers learned about Tico from that Lexington store, Johnson said. So there are a couple of survivors in Kentucky, there’s one in Louisville, and there’s one in Lexington still.” “Since he did that, the brand just dissolved in Kentucky, because people wanted Tico – they didn’t want something else. “The franchisee had an issue with the franchisor, or with the franchise itself, so he tried changing the name and changing the recipes,” Johnson said. Taco Tico much had a larger presence in Kentucky, which is gone today. “It’s not easy doing everything from scratch in your store, but I think it’s the way to go.” You’re hoping it wasn’t their first time in,” Johnson said. “It’s not even throwing away the meat it’s usually two or three hours before we notice it, and people got product that doesn’t taste right. The franchise, now headquartered in Fort Dodge, is expanding into multiple locations in Kentucky through Greer Companies. Nicholas Haack grates cheese as Taco Tico prepares for another day on a recent morning. ![]()
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