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Del Taco's own witness testified that the company had stopped using the Naugles mark as the actual name of a restaurant on October 25, 1995.
A four-member management group, headed by company President Wayne W. Armstrong, acquired the privately held chain from Newport Beach restaurateur Anwar Soliman for an undisclosed price. GE Credit financed the buyout by Del Taco management: Armstrong, who is also chief executive officer, and three corporate vice presidents--John Crofton, Harold Fox and Paul W. Hitzelberger. The four are equal partners in the acquisition. ...290 Del Tacos and 25 Naugles in California, the 34 Naugles in Utah, Nevada, Missouri and Arizona and the single Del Taco in Arizona.
Del Taco Inc. said Thursday that it has converted seven former Naugles restaurants in Las Vegas into Del Tacos, and seen big sales increases as a result. He said that since the change, the restaurants saw sales increases ranging from 70% to 180% compared to the same period last year.
Naugles, meanwhile, has changed the name of all its outlets to Del Taco. St. Louis was the last area to get the changeover. Two weeks ago, the four metropolitan locations were closed for renovations and have now reopened as Del Taco. An ad campaign is under way to introduce the name.
In 2005, he began chronicling his Mexican dining experiences through an online journal: Orange County Mexican Restaurants. In 2008, his popularity peaking, Ziebarth caught the attention of a Del Taco publicist. During a meetup at a Del Taco in South County, the spokeswoman asked Ziebarth: "If there's anything you could change to our menu, what would you do?" His answer came swiftly. "Bring back Naugles items. People have not forgotten about them."
The record unequivocally shows that respondent (Del Taco) ceased operating the last restaurant bearing the Naugles name on October 25, 1995.
In 2005, Ziebarth began O.C. Mexican Restaurants, a blog on which he reviews local eateries. In August 2006, he posted a short remembrance of Naugles. It had such staying power--comments and search-engine referrals from across the world--that Ziebarth kept updating the post with old photos of Naugles hats and menu items and, finally, a petition asking Del Taco to bring back Naugles menu items.
Restaurant magnate Anwar Soliman, who owns both chains, said Tuesday he will convert most of the 171 Naugles restaurants into Del Tacos by the end of the summer. Soliman's company, AWR II Acquisition Corp., converted two Naugles, at 2300 N. Tustin Avenue in Santa Ana and in Long Beach, about two months ago as a test.
Del Taco Inc., the nation's No. 2 Mexican fast-food chain in sales, owns or franchises 31 Naugles restaurants in Utah, Nevada, Missouri and Illinois and 289 Del Tacos, all but one in California.
Del Taco Inc. has opened six restaurants along the Wasatch Front, completing a $1 million changeover of former Naugles restaurants. The Southern California-based chain has opened restaurants in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Orem, Sandy, American Fork and Roy.
Naugles, meanwhile, has changed the name of all its outlets to Del Taco. St. Louis was the last area to get the changeover. Two weeks ago, the four metropolitan locations were closed for renovations and have now reopened as Del Taco. An ad campaign is under way to introduce the name.
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