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Two years ago, Taco Bell fans had to deal with the frustration of seeing the popular Mexican pizza disappear from the menu.
This spring, after many rumors about its return, Taco Bell officially announced: Mexican Pizza will be back in all locations starting of 19 May.
According to the fast food chain, pizza will be available in restaurants, but will only be available for delivery through DoorDash during the first week of its relaunch.
“Our menu is packed with fan favorites. fans, but Mexican pizza tops that list,” said Mark King, CEO of Taco Bell.
“Mexican Pizza has a long history with the brand and I am happy to be able to give fans what they crave and bring our classic Mexican Pizza from back home where it belongs”, he added
The article is so popular that it launched a petition on Change.org to bring it back to the menu and collected almost 200,000 firms. Mexican pizza is especially popular with vegetarians.
When the menu was changed, Indian Americans were especially outraged because they considered pizza to be one of the few “fun” vegetarian options. ”.
The Mexican Pizza consists of a tortilla with beans or ground meat, a pizza sauce and covered with another tortilla with more sauce, cheese, and chopped tomatoes. Taco Bell introduced this product in 1985 and originally called it “Pizzazz Pizza”.
Taco Bell announced plans to remove Mexican pizza from your menu in September 2020, when many chains reduced their menus during the pandemic, pointing to the item’s packaging as an impediment to their sustainability goals.
So, in this new release, Taco Bell also announced that it has improved product packaging. Two years ago, eliminating the packaging of pizza meant more than 2 million kilos of cardboard per year.
The brand said in the statement that it has “worked to streamline operations and ingredient sourcing, while leaving a lighter footprint at the same time. ”.
The Mexican Pizza costs $4.50 dollars and loyalty program members Taco Bell can order it two days before your return. That is, as of May 000.
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