<P> Previously, Taco Bell's hot sauces were only available in sauce packets at the Taco Bell chain itself . In February 2014, Taco Bell made its hot sauces available for purchase, sold in bottle form at grocery stores . In September 2016, Taco Bell opened a pop - up in New York City in the SoHo, Manhattan area called the Taco Bell VR Arcade . Taco Bell and VR fans could demo PlayStation VR, games, and food . </P> <P> In 2016, Taco Bell built a restaurant out of five cargo shipping containers for the Texas music festival, South by Southwest . Due to popularity, the franchise decided to move the restaurant to a lot in South Gate, CA, and it opened to the public a year later . The restaurant features Taco Bell's full menu, with outdoor seating, a walk - up window, and a drive thru, but no indoor seating unlike regular Taco Bell locations . Taco Bell announced plans in November 2017 to open 300 more urban and Cantina - style locations by 2022, with 50 to be located about New York City's five boroughs . </P> <P> In March 2001, Taco Bell announced a promotion to coincide with the re-entry of the Mir space station . They towed a large target out into the Pacific Ocean, announcing that if the target was hit by a falling piece of Mir, every person in the United States would be entitled to a free Taco Bell taco . The company bought a sizable insurance policy for this gamble . No piece of the station struck the target . </P> <P> In 2004, a local Taco Bell franchisee bought the naming rights to the Boise State Pavilion in Boise, Idaho and renamed the stadium Taco Bell Arena . Also, in 2004, Mountain Dew offered Taco Bell stores the exclusive right to carry Mountain Dew Baja Blast, a tropical - lime - flavored variety of the popular soft drink . </P>

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