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I am Brian Niccol, President of Taco Bell. Today is the biggest launch in Taco Bell history as we bring breakfast to America. AMA!
As President, I have the absolute best job because I get to connect with Taco Bell's customers and restaurant team members every day. Live Más.
Proof: http://imgur.com/E7x2dJn
Edit: Guys, I have to go over to Huffington Post Live now. I love the passion and the questions were fun. I will try to answer a few more later. See you at the Bell! Thank you!
GobiasBlunke3333 karma
Let Pepsi release Baja Blast into the wild. It's for the good of mankind.
whoa_yall3176 karma
How much have your sales increased in Colorado since the legalization of marijuana?
RealTacoBell3898 karma
That is a poorly made Waffle Taco and should not happen. I’m sorry. Private message me and we will make it right.
thetruepunk2285 karma
I was in a test Market for your breakfast 4 or 5 years ago and you had an Item that had Guacamole and potatoes in it. Do you think more items like this will be coming? Thanks for breakfast this morning, was awesome!
Edit: Thanks for the Gold. Edit2: /u/lolzergrush Thanks for calling me out.
RealTacoBell2661 karma
We agree the food is awesome. Not sure everyone in America is ready for guacamole at breakfast.
cheeseheadfoamy2073 karma
Is there some type of dream food you would want to add to the menu, but haven't had a chance to yet?
Thank you for doing the AMA, it's always interesting to see what an executive thinks.
Edit: terminology
thoughtsfornow1750 karma
Brian! Thanks for the AMA! I am a 3-time-per-week Taco Bell consumer, and I wanted to know when the next sauce caption contest is coming. I got some winners...
RealTacoBell2177 karma
Private message Taco Bell on Reddit because we do have some new sauce packets coming. Would love your opinion.
_warning1389 karma
How does Taco Bell seek to keep menu items consistent between locations? Sometimes, burritos and tacos are great, but at other locations, they really suffer. I still love it 90% of the time, but the consistency makes me wonder sometimes.
RealTacoBell1600 karma
Sorry about that. We are trying to have orders be correct 100% of the time and when there are mistakes, we want to correct as quickly as possible.
mailzz1330 karma
Please recognize the Hadley, MA Taco Bell for its great employees and food. My buddy and I had breakfast there today and it was the best Bell experience I've ever had.
tokyofightsback943 karma
No question, just a heartfelt request. Please bring back the Bellbeefer!
nmagod916 karma
Can you tell me why most fast food chains serve ONLY breakfast until a certain hour, and will you be avoiding this ridiculous policy? Sometimes I just want a damn big mac at 7am, I don't see why this should be impossible.
RealTacoBell1273 karma
We would love to serve Breakfast all day, but in order to make the food great and get you in and out quickly we need to serve from 7am until 11am. Just so you know, you can get anything you love on the Taco Bell menu beginning at 9am or 10am depending where you live.
GodBeard774 karma
Hey, really nice that you're taking the time to do this!
I always think of Mexican food as a great genre for breakfast- take Huevos Rancheros, for instance, or Chilaquiles. Sadly, Taco Bell breakfast looks very similar to McDonald's- a waffle wrapped around sausage? Another sausage egg burrito? A Crunchwrap with what looks like the contents of a... sausage egg burrito? Why bother to go to Taco Bell for breakfast for any reason other than it happens to be closer than another fast food place?
RealTacoBell1182 karma
We are just getting started with the breakfast menu. Have you had a Cinnabon Delight or AM Crunchwrap yet? It may change your mind.
Frajer716 karma
Is it fair to say that the average Taco Bell visitor is a 18-34 year old man?
RealTacoBell2050 karma
None of our customers are average. We have a lot of young males and females that come to Taco Bell. Its more about living mas.
ColombianBamBam652 karma
How does one get invited to these Taco Bell parties or get togethers...like friendsgiving for example (I believe that was the name of it)?
RealTacoBell1446 karma
This is going to surprise you... our beef is beef with wonderful seasonings and I eat it every day.
davidsmeaton506 karma
Hi there Mr Niccol. I have a question and a link that you might find interesting.
Question: Does Taco Bell support the current push for legalization of marijuana? I figured it might be something you guys would have a vested interest in :)
Link: Taco Bell's breakfast menu is being discussed on Reddit's front page right now. The man who posted the photos was not impressed with the quality of food.
http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/21i1qs/taco_bells_new_breakfast_menu/
Thanks for doing the AMA. It's great to see business people share their knowledge online.
Edit 1: I suspected he might dodge the question ;) Edit 2: Muchos Gracias for the gold, anonymous benefactor. May your Taco Bell Burritos always be hot, and your ass not! :)
RealTacoBell605 karma
People love the Taco Bell Breakfast menu and there is definitely more to come. In fact, there are a few new breakfast items in test right now.
Sodazooka258 karma
Does anybody actually win the iPad if they take the survey on the back of the receipt?
RealTacoBell434 karma
We had to have a menu that consumers would love, would be a terrific value, and our Team Members could execute flawlessly every time.
TheGnarleyGoat51 karma
Hi Brian. No question. Just a simple thank for a lifetime of great good that has helped to create an even better fanbase. (;
fritzly3494 karma
Hey Brian! Mod of /r/trees here. Our users love your food. We were hoping you might be interested in supporting reddit by advertising on our sub.
(just a reminder 4/20 is coming up)
Thanks for the gold guys!
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