Taco Bell’s former CEO, Greg Creed, comments that McDonald’s is making a mistake with its new Red Bull–branded drinks. Creed, who previously helped promote Taco Bell’s popular Baja Blast beverage, argues that McDonald’s drink lineup is not sufficiently distinctive.
Creed’s remarks are reported by Business Insider and echoed by Yahoo News, which republish the same underlying account. Both outlets frame the story as a perspective from a former quick-service executive rather than as a report of an operational problem at McDonald’s. The difference in coverage lies mainly in how the outlet introduces the former executive and the broader background of his role with Taco Bell’s beverage strategy.
Across the sources, there is agreement on the central point: Creed critiques McDonald’s new Red Bull offering as unoriginal. Neither source provides detailed information about sales performance, customer reactions, or official statements from McDonald’s or Red Bull in response to the criticism.
