Taco Maker

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Taco Maker in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
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Established1968
Food typeFast food

Taco Maker is a Mexican fast food franchise founded in Puerto Rico by Gil L. Craig in 1968. [1] [2] [3] The majority of the stores are in Puerto Rico with one location in Florida (in Orlando) and another in Caracas, Venezuela [4] and, formerly, in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, India, Russia, Dominican Republic,and the Philippines. Taco Maker used to own two franchise locations in the American state of Rhode Island. [5] In 2006, FransGlobal bought the restaurant chain, along with its sister chains Jake's Over the Top and Mayan Jamma Juice. [6] [7] In 2009, Taco Maker moved its headquarters to Central Florida but as of 2019, its website states its headquarters are in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [8]

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