Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which serves American-adapted Mexican food . Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items. Taco Bell serves more than 2 billion consumers each year in more than 5,800 restaurants in the U.S., more than 80 percent of which are owned and operated by independent franchisees.
The Providence Friars, which they are named after the Dominican Catholic order that runs the school, are the athletic teams representing Providence College.. They are the only collegiate team to use the name. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level , primarily competing in the Big East Conference for all sports since the 1979-80 season. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East, while the women's volleyball team competes in the America East Conference.