Like many of his peers in the late 1950s, Ron Fraedrick dreamed of owning and operating a successful hometown business. Ron, a World War II Navy veteran, understood the dedication and sacrifices required to make a dream reality. So, with a passion to succeed driving his efforts, he went about building the foundation for what is one of todays leading Mexican fast food enterprises. After graduating from the University of Oregon in 1959, Ron traveled throughout the West selling petroleum products to a rapidly growing post war economy. It was in Southern California that he first fell in love with Mexican food and conceived the idea of feeding a different kind of hunger; one that involved preparing and serving his own style of fresh, high quality Mexican fast food to the hordes of hungry college kids back in his home town, Eugene, Oregon.

To fund his dream, Ron did what most young entrepreneurs have to do - he mortgaged the family home and borrowed an additional USD5000. That was in 1959, and in 1960 his dream became reality when he opened his first walk up TacoTime restaurant adjacent to the University. Ron spent many evenings working on his secret seasoning and hot sauce recipes to develop the perfect taste profile. He would mix and measure just the right amount of spices into a 55 gallon barrel, rolling it around in the parking lot to thoroughly blend all the flavors, and then portioning the mixture into paper bags. Later, when Ron opened his second restaurant, he purchased a electric cement mixer to provide mixing muscle. For the take away orders, the fresh made hot sauce was poured into little plastic cups, and then the staff would cap each with a tight fitting lid. A tedious process, and one in which Ron would engage his childrens support to perform whenever possible. In short order Ron had three local restaurants open which were all successful. The unique taste and success of TacoTime began to attract interest from other entrepreneurs wanting to duplicate Rons success. In fact, thats the story behind the first TacoTime franchised restaurant.

A business acquaintance loved TacoTime food so much he teamed up with Ron to begin franchising the concept in the Western Washington area. So, in 1962, just two years after the company's initial debut, the first TacoTime franchise opened in Tacoma, Washington. During the next decade, 48 franchised TacoTime restaurants opened throughout seven western states. As the 1970's came to a close, the company supported over 150 locations. In 1978, Taco Time International, Inc. was born when a franchise restaurant opened in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. By the end of the century, some 40 years from its humble beginnings in Eugene, Oregon, Taco Time International, Inc. supported 225 domestic locations and multiple international locations in countries around the world, including Canada and Japan. In 2003, the TacoTime concept was purchased by Kahala Corp. There are now 350 PLUS TacoTime restaurants in existence including locations around the world in Canada and Kuwait.

TacoTime is a quick-service restaurant chain offering a tasty variety of freshly prepared, home style, Mexican fare. No one takes more pride in the food they serve than we do at TacoTime. From humble beginnings in Eugene, Oregon back in 1959, the TacoTime Restaurant Chain has risen to dominate its position today as the quality leader in the Mexican Quick Service Restaurant franchise industry with 350 plus locations in the United States, Canada and Kuwait. Our ingredients and the care we take in making your food fresh make us truly a one of a kind affordable taste experience. Where other fast food Mexican restaurants cut corners, we take the time to do it right. That’s the deliciously real, deliciously fresh difference at TacoTime. A difference you can taste in everything we make, from our world-famous hand rolled Crisp Burritos to our unbeatable Mexi Fries that we cook to order. TacoTimes products are made with the freshest, most wholesome ingredients available. Menu items offer guests a real choice, from vegetarian items to a unique Chicken BLT Burrito.

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