Taco Mac is a

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s based in

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. It was founded in 1979 by Greg Wakeham, Lou Chambers, and one other with the chain's original location being in Atlanta's Virginia Highlands neighborhood; this location is now closed as of May 2025. In 2000, Bob Campbell, Joe Ardagna, and Greg Wakeham established Tappan Street Restaurant Group, who expanded the chain to 25 locations in 3 states. In late 2014, Tappan Street was sold to the

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firm CIC Partners. In March 2018, CIC Partners sold Taco Mac to the investor group Fresh Hospitality, whose

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, Harold Martin Jr., then became the chain's CEO.

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