How to navigate the drive-thru landscape

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

How can drive-thrus navigate long waits, order accuracy and innovative tech? A panel at the Fast Casual Executive Summit will take a deep dive into the…

Fast casuals tapping into alcohol to boost profits

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Margaritas, in particular, have been a key driver in Taco Cabana's growth, proving that even in a fast casual setting, customers are eager for a refreshing…

How Taco Cabana balances cost, value in inflationary environment

April 28, 2025

Armando Flores, head of Supply Chain at Taco Cabana, discusses how he focuses on strategic sourcing, meaningful partnerships and regional efficiency to keep…

Do you know what part of your marketing spend is actually working?

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

A panel at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in Myrtle Beach will look at how brands are wasting their marketing money and how to get the most out…

Taco Cabana unveils updated prototype

February 4, 2025

Taco Cabana, with nearly 150 locations, has launched a franchising program and debuted its TC 3.0 restaurant prototype featuring a sleek design built for…

Gen Z driving 2025 fast casual menu trends

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Younger consumers want swicy, swalty and newstalgic menu items.

Taco Cabana doubling down on smaller prototype

December 5, 2024

Taco Cabana is opening its second location featuring its next-generation building prototype in Houston. It debuted the design, featuring a streamlined design…

Taco Cabana parent sells brand to focus on Pollo Tropical growth

July 1, 2021

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. — parent company of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana — said it will sell Taco Cabana to YTC Enterprises LLC, an affiliate of Yadav…

Fiesta reports Q2 loss, still beats estimates

August 6, 2020

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana, reported Thursday that its total revenues, as well as comparable sales, were…

Taco Cabana opens pantry

May 20, 2020

Taco Cabana is offering many of its Tex-Mex ingredients via a newly created Taco Cabana Pantry, according to a company press release.

Fiesta CEO predicts 'break-even profitability'

May 8, 2020

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana, reported major declines Friday for Q1, which ended March 29.

Restaurants cutting delivery fees to promote social distancing

As restaurants across the United States shutter dine-in locations and switch to carry-out and delivery-only options, many fast casuals are discounting or…

Taco Cabana raising money for National Kidney Foundation

March 4, 2020

In honor of National Kidney Month, Taco Cabana is raising money to support the National Kidney Foundation. During the month of March, the 146-unit chain based…

Taco Cabana closing 19 Texas units

January 13, 2020

Taco Cabana is closing 19 units in Texas, according to a press release from Fiesta Restaurant Group, the chain's parent company, which also owns Pollo Tropical.

Fiesta Restaurant Group names CFO

August 22, 2019

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana fast casual brands, has named Dirk Montgomery as CFO, effective Sept. 9. 

Pollo Tropical, Taco Cabana partners with DoorDash to offer delivery

February 25, 2019

DoorDash has entered an agreement with Fiesta Restaurant Group, to offer its on-demand meal delivery service to the company’s Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana…