...+ Taco Bell franchisee Tacala LLC plans to issue new debt to refinance its existing debt and pay a special dividend to shareholders. + We are assigning our 'B-' corporate credit rating to Tacala. At the same time, we are assigning our 'B-' issue-level rating with a '3' recovery rating to the proposed first-lien debt and our '###' issue-level rating with a '6' recovery rating to the proposed second-lien debt. + The stable outlook reflects our expectation for relatively stable credit metrics over the next 12 months, with adjusted debt to EBITDA approaching low-7.0x area, positive free operating cash flow, and adequate sources of liquidity. NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Jan. 18, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its 'B-' corporate credit rating on Alabama-based Taco Bell franchisee Tacala LLC. The outlook is stable. At the same time, we assigned our 'B-' issue-level rating and '3' recovery rating to Tacala's proposed first-lien debt, consisting of a $30 million cash flow revolver facility...