A major fast food chain with over 100 locations abruptly closes a restaurant without notice as residents wonder, “Where do we go from here?”

A FAST-FOOD giant has abruptly closed one of its branches after a short period, leaving some residents confused and saddened.

The popular American chain only began welcoming hungry customers in December 2022, but appears to have closed its doors less than two years later.

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This fast food giant abruptly closed one of its stores
Taco Bell in Grantham, Lincolnshire, has suddenly closed its doors at this site while it was operating at the weekend

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Taco Bell in Grantham, Lincolnshire, has suddenly closed its doors at this site while it was operating at the weekend

Mexican-inspired restaurant Taco Bell has closed its doors in Grantham, Lincolnshire, in a blow to burrito shoppers.

The London Road restaurant’s signs have been removed and the windows have been boarded up, Lincolnshire Live reported.

The company took over a former Pizza Hut, claiming a capacity of 60 people and creating jobs for 35 people at the time.

The Taco restaurant’s future prospects previously appeared bright, with talks of adding a drive-thru to the location.

But this proposal was abandoned due to traffic problems and the store is now out of service.

It was reportedly open only last weekend, but on Monday, July 1, residents had to go elsewhere to buy tacos.

Some residents took to social media to express their sadness.

One of them tagged friends in a Facebook comment, asking: “Where are you two going to go now?”

Others commented with sad face emojis.

But other views suggest it was only a matter of time before it closed.

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One comment read: “Waiting for the Lincoln one to close. Never seen anyone in there.”

Another seemed to think there weren’t enough Mexican fast food fans in the area, writing: “Not surprising, who the hell wants to eat a huge chip with minced meat in it?”

A third said that because of its location, locals were likely to simply “drive past” it rather than stop there.

It’s unclear exactly why the store closed, but The Sun has reached out to Taco Bell for comment.

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In December 2023, Taco Bell abruptly closed a popular drive-through restaurant in The Haudagain retail park in Aberdeen.

A notice appeared on the door informing customers of the closure, according to local news reports.

It read: “Permanently closed. The closest Taco Bell is Aberdeen Union Street and also offers delivery on Just Eat and Uber Eats.”

The Mexican fast food chain has more than 135 restaurants across the UK, including drive-throughs.

Some restaurants have closed a few branches here and there for various reasons, such as when a store lease has expired and is not renewed.

Other examples of one-off rather than widespread closures are changes in area, such as a shopping mall closing, and in some cases a store will close to relocate to another area.

Or they can close underperforming branches where there aren’t enough customers to make the location viable.

Why are fast food chains closing branches?

Some chains, however, have had to face more difficult conditions, forcing them to close dozens of stores, or even all of them in the worst case.

Restaurants, pubs and bars have been impacted by a number of factors.

First, many people were devastated or struggled to survive during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Since then, rising inflation has led to higher operating costs, staff salaries and energy costs.

In addition, trade is down as many households can no longer afford to spend money on eating out and drinking due to the cost of living crisis.

Major brands such as Wetherspoons and Frankie & Benny’s have closed branches.

Whitbread, owner of Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, which has 840 sites across the UK, said it would close 200 of its family-favourite restaurants.

Pizza giant Papa John’s will soon close 43 of its stores.

Wildwood owner Tasty said it would close sites as part of major restructuring plans.

The chain plans to close 20 loss-making restaurants after a “difficult” start to the year.

Some chains have not survived, with Byron Burger being placed in administration last year, with owners saying it would result in the loss of more than 200 jobs.

But it’s not all bad news as some well-known names are OPENING new sites.

American burger chain Wendy’s, which already has 23 sites in the UK, will open eight new establishments this year.

Wingstop, which currently operates 39 sites across the UK, is expected to open a further 15 in 2024.

Chicken chain Popeyes has revealed rapid expansion plans to almost double in size this year with 30 additional branches.

Domino’s, which currently operates 1,300 sites in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, has set a target of operating 2,000 stores by 2033.

Lounge adds seven new locations to its portfolio of over 200 restaurants across the UK.

Some are wondering where they will get their tacos from now on.

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Some are wondering where they will get their tacos from now on.
The fast food chain is known for its quick closures

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The fast food chain is known for its quick closures

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