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Breakfast is back on the menu at Taco Bell, so it’s giving away free food to celebrate.

On Thursday, the chain will offer free breakfast burritos at its United States restaurants. The giveaway, which runs between 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., serves as a reminder that breakfast has returned at roughly 90% of Taco Bell locations after being temporarily paused because of the pandemic.

Taco Bell began serving breakfast in 2014 and expanded its morning menu in March 2020 — just days before Covid-19 brought the country to a standstill and forced a significant chunk of its restaurants to stop selling it. The option, which historically makes up 6% of its total sales, has now returned to roughly 7,000 of its locations.

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Taco Bell is giving away free breakfast burritos Thursday.

Last year, the chain added a new line of pressed breakfast burritos including one with eggs, sausage and nacho cheese sauce. Another burrito has eggs, potato bites, pico de gallo, a three-cheese blend and either bacon or sausage, and another option contains eggs, the three-cheese blend, a hash brown and bacon or sausage.

The burritos are part of Thursday’s giveaway and normally sell between $1.29 to $2.89. They have to be ordered in-person and there’s a one burrito limit per person.

The promotion comes as its rivals aim to expand in the mornings as people return to their routines. Wendy’s recently announced it’s spending $25 million to promote its popular breakfast selection and McDonald’s (MCD) added a new glazed donut to its McCafé Bakery lineup. Dunkin’ has added a plant-based breakfast sandwich in recent years.

Taco Bell is giving away free breakfast burritos | CNN Business (2024)

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Taco Bell is giving away free breakfast burritos | CNN Business? ›

On Thursday, the chain will offer free breakfast burritos at its United States restaurants. The giveaway, which runs between 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., serves as a reminder that breakfast has returned at roughly 90% of Taco Bell locations after being temporarily paused because of the pandemic.

Why is Taco Bell giving away free breakfast burritos? ›

To ensure that no one is sleeping on its breakfast menu, Taco Bell is giving consumers a craveable reason to celebrate in the form of a free Toasted Breakfast Burrito at Taco Bell restaurants nationwide on October 21 from 7-11 AM (local time), while supplies last*.

Why is Taco Bell apologizing for their breakfast menu? ›

Taco Bell is apologizing for its breakfast menu. In recent years, it has been littered with questionable foods, such as the Naked Egg Taco or even the Waffle Taco, that have since been discontinued. Turns out, people just want the basics and the chain is finally accepting that.

How do I claim my free taco from Taco Bell? ›

How do I redeem a Taco Bell Reward? Just log into your account on the Taco Bell mobile app, tap "My Rewards" and select the one you'd like by tapping "Redeem."

What does Taco Bell put in their breakfast burritos? ›

Try our Grande Toasted Breakfast Burrito Sausage – it's sausage, fluffy eggs, melted three-cheese blend, potato bites, and tomatoes wrapped inside a toasted flour tortilla.

When did Taco Bell give away free tacos? ›

Once a week from Aug. 15 through Sept. 5, Taco Bell will be giving customers free Doritos Locos Tacos. The fast food chain is giving out the free tacos to celebrate the trademark being removed from the phrase “Taco Tuesday.” Since 1989, Wyoming-based Taco John's had held the trademark for the popular term.

Why is Taco Bell getting rid of everything? ›

According to the Instagram post, the affected items are leaving the menu in order to make room for the new Cantina menu, which will feature new burrito, taco, bowl and quesadilla options, plus a new Avocado Verde Salsa to pair with them, per Food & Wine.

Does the Taco Bell app give you free Food for signing up? ›

***Free-sign-up reward valid for 14 days from issuance and redeemable only via the Taco Bell mobile app for in-store/drive-thru pickup orders, at participating U.S. Taco Bell® locations, while supplies last. Not available for a web pay-ahead, pickup order or delivery order.

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