Taco Bell’s new take on the taco, featuring orange Doritos dust, has helped put the sizzle back in its U.S. sales after a nearly yearlong slump stemming from a short-lived lawsuit that caused the chain some queasiness.
Sales at Taco Bell stores open at least a year — an indicator of a restaurant chain’s health — rose 6 percent in this year’s first quarter. Its parent company, Yum Brands Inc., on Thursday predicted even more robust sales gains for the Mexican-style chain in the current second quarter.
Yum Chief Financial Officer Rick Carucci predicted sales growth in the high single digits or low double digits.
