Taco Bell has made some political choices I disagree with fervently, and I no longer wish to support their business. However, I love me some Baja Blast. Hence, my moral conundrum.
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Thanks for the info and ideas, folks!
It is likely a licensing agreement so it would indirectly go to them. However if you are wanting to boycott Taco Bell then you will need to boycott Yum Brands which also owns Pizza Hut and KFC and a few others. Keep in mind that while you may boycott a restaurant your hurting the franchise owners and the employees at the location more than you are the corporation. Your better off donating to or volunteering at the organization/political group your wanting to help.
Taco Bell is owned by Pepsi, Pepsi makes Mountain Dew. So really you are putting the money into Pepsi.
If your concern is with the guy who donated a lot of money to Trump, then you’re fine buying Baja Blast in a grocery store. That guy *franchises* from Taco Bell, Wendys etc. That means he pays Taco Bell a fee to use their branding and materials but otherwise runs the restaurants himself. Buying Baja Blast from a grocery store sends money to the central Taco Bell business but not to him. It’s also possible that he has nothing to do with your local Taco Bell, especially if you’re not in Texas.
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