A training program to create pathways for restaurant workers looking to advance their careers through franchise ownership is the aim of a new pilot program—the Taco Bell Business School—launched Jan. 19. The first cohort of students start the six-week bootcamp in February.
The initiative is through a partnership between Irvine, Calif.-based Taco Bell and the University of Louisville’s Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence. The center opened in 2021 to recruit women and people of color and educate them on how owning a franchise can be a pathway to entrepreneurship. Taco Bell is one of the Yum! Brands.
The school is the latest example of an organization working to be more diverse and to school employees and potential job candidates on skills related to company needs.
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