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Taco Bell and KFC to open in North Tonawanda

The Taco Bell and KFC restaurants will be built on a 1.5-acre portion of the property that houses Walmart Supercenter.

Credit: AP

A KFC restaurant is open, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in New York. Yum Brands’ first-quarter profit more than tripled from a year ago, while sales were bolstered by strong performances from its Pizza Hut and KFC brands in the U.S. The parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut earned $326 million, or $1.07 per share, for the period ended March 31. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. — The North Tonawanda/Wheatfield area is in line for two fast-food restaurants this summer.

The Taco Bell and KFC restaurants will be built on a 1.5-acre portion of the property that houses Walmart Supercenter, which is accessible from Niagara Falls Boulevard or Wurlitzer Drive off Erie Avenue.

Walmart opened in 2013 on the 23-acre property at 866 Niagara Falls Blvd., former site of Melody Fair performing arts center.

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