▁Ron ▁Fra ed rick , ▁who ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁restaurant ▁near ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon , ▁at ▁ 1 3 th ▁Avenue ▁and ▁High ▁Street ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁first ▁T aco ▁Time ▁franch ise ▁opened ▁in ▁Ta com a , ▁Washington . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁company ▁expanded ▁to ▁ 4 8 ▁restaur ants ▁in ▁seven ▁Western ▁states . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁company ▁franch ised ▁its ▁first ▁international ▁restaurant ▁in ▁L eth bridge , ▁Al berta , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁T aco ▁Time ▁North west ▁became ▁a ▁license e ▁with ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁franch ise ▁and ▁operate ▁the ▁T aco ▁Time ▁concept ▁independently . ▁T aco ▁Time ▁North west ' s ▁operating ▁region ▁includes ▁Western ▁Washington ▁from ▁Long view ▁to ▁the ▁Canada – Un ited ▁States ▁border ▁and ▁the ▁eastern ▁Washington ▁cities ▁of ▁W en atch ee ▁and ▁Mos es ▁Lake . ▁ ▁T aco ▁Time ▁has ▁since ▁expanded , ▁now ▁holding ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁franch ises ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Canada , ▁K uw ait , ▁and ▁Netherlands ▁Ant illes ▁( C ura ça o ). ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁there ▁were ▁also ▁multiple ▁locations ▁in ▁Greece . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁K ah ala ▁Br ands ▁of