The last time Taco Bell reported a negative same-store sales figure was in mid-2020 during COVID-19 lockdowns. For Taco Bell, he said it looks like the worst part is behind them. “We lower our Q3E Taco Bell same-store sales forecast by -6 percentage points, to -1%,” Kalinowski said. “And since then, consumers have become increasingly aware that this is an industry-wide issue, not an issue specific to Taco Bell. Taco Bell said in a July 17 statement that it had removed iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms from its restaurants.