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Oh, what a time to be alive! Now there is no need to even leave your couch to order Taco Bell. That’s because the chain has announced that it will start testing a new delivery service at over 200 locations.

"We've been talking about delivery for a while, because it's the No. 1 most requested thing," Tressie Lieberman, vice president of innovation and on demand at Taco Bell told USA Today.

The fast-food chain has announced that it will be partnering with the Palo Alto, California-based tech company DoorDash for the new delivery service. The company will begin testing the delivery service at 200 locations throughout Dallas, Los Angeles, Orange County, California and San Francisco Bay-area markets.

Taco Bell is not requiring a minimum delivery order, but a $3.99 flat delivery fee will be applied to all orders. Tipping the driver is also encouraged.

This comes on the heels of other fast-food companies entering the delivery business.

"Fewer (Millennials) own cars," Mary Chapman, senior director of product innovation at Technomic, told USA Today. "If you look at the long-term trend, particularly in urban markets, well maybe the drive thru isn't where to look for growth."

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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