Taco John’s lobby at the company’s restaurant support center and now corporate base. (Anthony Souffle, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Taco John’s has moved its corporate headquarters from Cheyenne, Wyo., to suburban Minneapolis, leaving the city where the fast-food chain was founded as a taco stand more than 55 years ago.
The company quietly shifted its base to its franchise support center in St. Louis Park, which also houses a test kitchen in a 20,000-square-foot second-level office space in the West End shopping center.
Minnesotans were quick to claim bragging rights. Gov. Tim Walz cheered the move on social media with the rallying cry, “Bring on the potato olés,” a reference to the chain’s signature potato rounds that enjoy cult status across the Midwest.
Taco John’s has not issued a public statement, but a headquarters employee confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the West End location now serves as the corporation’s base.
No executives were available for comment due to an “all-day meeting,” the company said.
The chain’s press releases are now datelined St. Louis Park, and its website also lists the new West End Boulevard address. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle first reported the move.
That support center employed about 30 people in 2022.
The relocation places Taco John’s headquarters in the state with the highest concentration of its more than 350 restaurants, many of which are within a four-hour drive of Minneapolis.
