2016 2016. In February, Taco Bell launched the Quesalupa - a shell stuffed with melted pepper jack cheese. The Taco Bell Foundation launched the Live Más Scholarship, a program aimed at empowering the nation's next generation of dreamers, innovators and creators.

Taco Bell is making changes to its menu once again. This time, the Mexican-inspired chain is saying goodbye to the popular Quesalupa for the second time in several years. The quesadilla-chalupa hybrid returned to Taco Bell menus in March 2021 after it debuted in 2016.

(March 10, 2021) – Taco Bell® is no stranger to rocking the quick-service restaurant industry with its innovative menu items, and the 2016 introduction of the Quesalupa was no exception. After years of perfecting the recipe, the geniuses behind Taco Bell's test kitchen are finally bringing it back.

Taco Bell, fast-food restaurant chain headquartered in Irvine, California, U.S., that offers Mexican-inspired foods. Founded in 1962 by American entrepreneur Glen Bell, the chain has more than 7,000 locations and over 350 franchisees worldwide.

The Quesalupa's warm, crispy-on-the-outside-warm-and-gooey-on-the-inside shell gave way to luxuriously melty cheese that added a layer of sheer decadence to Taco Bell's standard melange of beef, cheese, lettuce, and onions.

Taco Bell is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. The restaurants serve a variety of Mexican-inspired foods, including tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, novelty and speciality items, and a variety of "value menu" items.

The Quesalupa quickly became a fan favorite when it debuted in 2016, combining the cheesy traits of a quesadilla with a crispy chalupa shell to create a double layer filled with seasoned beef, lettuce, cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes and a dollop of sour cream.

Taco Bell discontinued menu items

• 7-Layer Burrito*
• Beefy Fritos Burrito®
• Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes.
• Chips & Dips.
• Grilled Steak Soft Taco.
• Loaded Grillers (Cheesy Potato, Beefy Nacho)
• Mini Skillet Bowl.
• Nachos Supreme.

Best discontinued Taco Bell items

• Loaded Grillers.
• Nacho Crunch Grilled Stuft Burrito.
• The Bell Beefer.
• Caramel Apple Empanada.
• The Enchirito.
• Grilled Steak Soft Taco.
• Double Decker Taco.
• Black Jack Taco.

It remains popular because it appeals to value conscious customers. Both Taco Bell and their customers realize perfectly well this is not 'real' Mexican food. They also realize that if you did go into a restaurant that did serve authentic, genuine Mexican food, there would be nothing you could eat for one dollar.

First off, At Taco Bell, everything is ALWAYS Fresh. Your lettuce, your rice, your beans, your steak, everything. We make sure that nothing old or left out or gross makes it into your meal. Everything you consume is real, authentic and prepared just for you.

Where did the bell in Taco Bell come from? His name was Glen Bell, and he opened the first Taco Bell restaurant back in 1962 in Downey, California.