Restaurants & Bars
Taco Bell Now Offering $100K Salaries: See Bartow Co. Locations
The company that owns the fast-food Mexican chain announced a new program that will test out boosting managers' salaries big-time.

CARTERSVILLE, GA - Yum! Brands, which owns the Mexican fast-food chain, The announcement was part of a series of initiatives the company rolled out Thursday that is says are meant to enhance restaurant performance, employee satisfaction, recruitment and retention.
In Bartow County, there are Taco Bells located at:
403 E Main Street, Cartersville, GA 30121
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5 Charley Harper Dr, Cartersville, GA 30120
220 Lakepoint Parkway, Emerson, GA 30121
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7867 Adairsville Hwy, Adairsville, GA 30103
The company did not announce which locations will test out the $100,000 manager's salary.
Current salaries for the managers of company-owned Taco Bell restaurants range from $50,000-$80,000, Bloomberg reported.
Other programs that Yum! announced Thursday included "Makers," a program for employees who may not want to be managers but want to get leadership experience and "elevate their passion for the brand."
The company also announced that all nationwide company employees can become eligible to receive at least 24 hours of paid sick time per calendar year, starting in 2020.
Also, Yum! has a plan to make all of Taco Bell's packaging material used by customers recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025.
Recycling or composting bins will be added to all restaurants where it's possible and PFAS, Phthalates and BPA — potentially hazardous substances used in plastics — will be removed from all customer-facing packaging materials.
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