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…and 20% of Americans eat it every other day. Loyal customers drive fast food sales: 50% of all fast food sales come from just 14% of the population. These are just a couple of the interesting facts outlined in an interesting new piece that has been posted on Adage titled “Your Fast-Food Fix [...]
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Bob Garfield, writing at Adage, argues that Cheetos Orange Underground campaign (previously covered by So Good HERE and HERE) is irresponsible.
Five Guys is expanding into In-n-Out’s turf.
Carl’s Jr. is thinking about creating comedic webisodes.
Consumerist discusses the quest to order a cheesburger with no cheese.
Cars at the DNC convention will run on waste beer donated by [...]
Tags: Beer · Burgers · Chicken · Fast Food · News · Salad
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Raphael has a great post up over at Serious Eats called Taco Bell Commercial Co-opts Drive Thru Rap Video Meme.
In his piece, Raphael discusses Taco Bell’s new commercial which features a guy rapping while ordering at a Taco Bell drive-thru. The ad is a clear tip of the hat to the YouTube phenomenon which [...]
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Update: A few individuals on left-leaning blogs are urging a boycott of Dunkin Donuts for caving to right-wing pressure.
Dunkin Donuts has canceled an ad featuring Rachael Ray. Why? Because moron conservative commentator Michelle Malkin, among other right-wingers, objected to the scarf Rachael Ray was wearing in the ad, claiming it looked like a keffiyah.
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Over the weekend, conservative bloggers and home school bloggers were abuzz about a recent story-writing contest being sponsored Subway. The kids who enter can win athletic equipment, gift baskets, or sandwich shop cash cards. The child with the winning entry will have $5,000 worth of athletic equipment donated to his/her school.
So what’s the problem? [...]
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AdAge summarizes the controversy over Starbucks logo.
Papa John’s will offer whole wheat pizza crusts.
A Japanese brewery will make the worlds first “space beer.”
Today is National Grape Popsicle day.
Maverick McCain Orders Tuna Salad When Everyone Else is Getting Turkey.
Potato Asparagus Salad with Mustard Dressing.
Flatiron Steak with Herb Butter and French Fries.
Steak with Chimichurri Sauce.
Peanut Butter Pie.
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Jalapeno’s and a little spice makes anything better. This is certainly true of burgers. So what I want to know is, why all the love for Europe? The Angry Whopper is now being advertised and offered for sale all around Europe, as this picture of a poster shows. The burger features jalapenos, pepperjack cheese and [...]
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Burger King has unveiled a new “Angus 6 Pack” in the United Kingdom.
The 6-Pack is comprised of six mini-burgers Although each burger can be eaten seperately, the six buns are joined together in the center to form a large single burger.
Interestingly, the 6-pack also offers a little variety: Two of the burger sections are topped [...]
Yesterday marked the last of the food related commercial parodies from the Nerve.com 50 greatest commercial parodies list. But it got me thinking. Now that most of SNL’s content is available on Hulu, there’s no reason I can’t continue posting a food or drink related commercial parody each morning. So every weekday, beginning today, [...]
“It’s Like an Orgasm in My Mouth”
That’s just one of the many uncensored comments in the new Fake Restaurant campaign from Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s. When you can coax quotes like that out of random customers, you’re going to have the kind of raw reactions that make for a successful and noticeable marketing campaign.
Pulling [...]
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After a run-in with the SEC over anonymous internet posts, Whole Foods CEO is back to blogging.
A Hamburger Today covers America’s most expensive burgers.
Best Bites Blog looks at Pete’s Apizza in Columbia Heights.
A NYC home brewer may soon be offering beer ice cream.
Serious Eats reviews the new Indiana Jones Snickers bar.
Carrot salad with toasted soy [...]
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The piece I wrote for iMediaconnection about the Papa John’s/Lebron James/Crybaby controversy was posted this morning. Click HERE to see the original posting of it on the iMedia site.
How Papa John’s averted a WOM disaster
By Jon Eick
A recent Papa John’s public relations blunder gave the brand the opportunity to turn the episode into a [...]
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This morning So Good presents the final food/drink related commercial parody from Nerve.com’s 50 Greatest Commercial Parody’s of All Time list: “Little Chocolate Donuts.”
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Came across this on the Flickr page of nichellest. It’s a picture from the book “Hey There, Cupcake.”
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Yesterday’s Washington Post featured a list from Automatic Merchandiser of the top 10 snacks, in dollar sales, from Vending Machines. Here they are. Any of these surprise you or jump out as unusual?
Snickers
Doritos Big Grab
Peanut M&M’s
Cheetos
Cheez-It Original
Twix Bar
Strawberry Frosted Pop-Tarts
Rice Krispies Treat
Lay’s Chips
Mrs. Freshley’s Jumbo Honey Bun
A few interesting observations from this list. [...]
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