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line at the drive-thru

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One of the primary advantages of eating at a fast-food restaurant is getting fast service.

But you can't get fast service, if you're stuck behind 20 other cars at a drive-thru window. Reports of long waits at drive-thrus and parking-lot entrances have slowed down the service at some fast-food eateries.

It's gotten so bad that police have been brought in to direct traffic. In July, at a new Sonic restaurant in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., an officer was struck and seriously injured by a driver leaving the popular eatery.

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]]>drive-thrufast foodlong linessonicwait timewendysDavid Koeppel2009-11-27T11:00:00+00:0080 Percent of Nickelodeon Food Commercials Advertise Junk, Study Findshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/25/nickelodeon-junk-food-ads/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/25/nickelodeon-junk-food-ads/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/25/nickelodeon-junk-food-ads/#commentsFiled under: , ,

nickelodeon

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While its programming may be kid-friendly, a new report shows that a majority of the food advertisements on Nickelodeon are for unhealthy foods.

A study from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) finds that "nearly 80 percent of food ads on the popular children's network Nickelodeon are for foods of poor nutritional quality," CBS News reports.

That's actually an improvement from 2005, when CSPI found 90 percent of the ads were for junk food. Between 2005 and 2009 the industry began a self-regulatory program through the Better Business Bureau's Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), but CSPI says that self-regulation isn't working.

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]]>Center for Science in the Public InterestCenterForScienceInThePublicInterestcommercialsjunk foodJunkFoodnickelodeonJennifer Lawinski2009-11-25T13:00:00+00:00Arby's Lures Sports Fans With Free Foodhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/20/arbys-lures-sports-fans-with-free-food/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/20/arbys-lures-sports-fans-with-free-food/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/20/arbys-lures-sports-fans-with-free-food/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

arby's curly fries

Arby's curly fries. Photo: Mr. Wright, Flickr

When the Detroit Red Wings failed to score hat tricks (three goals by one player in a single game) for parts of two seasons, they weren't only failing to score points. They were disappointing fans who were promised a free box of curly fries from Arby's.

The fast-food chain has kept Detroit-area sports fans satiated with free grub by tying giveaways to sports feats. For Tigers baseball fans, it's a free roast beef sandwich for three or more home-game home runs, says Tina Hering, marketing manager for Arby's in Michigan.

The baseball team was able to achieve that goal 18 times this season. But it's been a waiting game for hockey fans who've dubbed the lack of hat tricks as "the Arby's Curse." The curse was finally lifted last week.

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]]>arbysarbys curseArbysCurseDetroit Red Wingsdetroit tigersDetroitRedWingsDetroitTigersfree foodFreeFoodred wingsRedWingssportsDavid Koeppel2009-11-20T17:00:00+00:00Wahoo's Fish Tacos Turn 21http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/20/free-wahoos-fish-tacos/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/20/free-wahoos-fish-tacos/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/20/free-wahoos-fish-tacos/#commentsFiled under: , ,

wahoo's fish tacos

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Wahoo's Fish Taco, the West Coast fast-food joint known both for its tacos and California surfer sensibility, celebrated its 20th anniversary in February with a party at its original Costa Mesa, Calif., restaurant. At the party they served 20-cent tacos and the first 200 guests won raffle prizes and an autograph session with professional skater Ryan Sheckler.

But the party isn't over yet. On Saturday, the company's beloved fish tacos will have their own 21st birthday shindig at all 38 California Wahoo's locations.

It's unclear what it means for a fish taco to turn 21, but customers who get free food and prizes, probably won't be complaining. (At 21, can fish tacos now finally be cooked with alcohol?)

The first 21 customers at each restaurant will get a swag box of prizes, including gifts from Tony Hawk Inc., the pro skateboarder's action-sports company. Everyone who eats at a California Wahoo's on Saturday will be rewarded with a free meal or gift card.

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]]>fish tacosFishTacosfree foodFreeFoodgivewaysryan shecklerRyanShecklertacostony hawkTonyHawkwahooswahoos fish tacosWahoosFishTacosDavid Koeppel2009-11-20T15:30:00+00:00Martha Stewart on Prison: I Lost $1 Billionhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/20/martha-stewart-on-prison-i-lost-1-billion/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/20/martha-stewart-on-prison-i-lost-1-billion/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/20/martha-stewart-on-prison-i-lost-1-billion/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


martha stewart

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Martha Stewart says her five-month prison sentence cost her $1 billion.

Speaking with "Nightline," Stewart says the "legal mess" was devastating to her personal worth.

"Oh, it's inestimable -- probably more than a billion dollars, of course, and if you add in what the company was worth, absolutely," Stewart says. "And I'm a major shareholder in the company. When you are prosecuted in such a way and a great portion of wealth is dissipated, all I could think so much is 'What I could have done with all of that for the good of mankind?'"

"Nightline" followed Stewart for a day in a news piece that aired Thursday. In it, Stewart dishes on Rachael Ray as well as her 2004 legal troubles.

"I knew we had a really good thing going, and I really knew that I was not guilty of anything that could possibly harm my company," Stewart tells Cynthia McFadden. "I was pissed, OK? Pissed that something could actually affect that. The company had nothing to do with anything, but yet because I am the face and the brand -- my person -- it certainly had a harmful effect."

She says she's put that period of her life behind her.

"How can I kick myself?" she says. "There are other people to be kicked. Enough. Let's get on with the future."
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]]>cynthia mcfaddenCynthiaMcfaddenmartha stewartMarthaStewartnightlineprisonSlashfood Editor2009-11-20T13:30:00+00:00Martha Stewart Weighs In on Rachael Rayhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/19/martha-stewart-slams-rachael-ray/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/19/martha-stewart-slams-rachael-ray/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/19/martha-stewart-slams-rachael-ray/#commentsFiled under: , ,


martha stewart

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Martha Stewart draws a stark contrast between her kitchen skills and those of Rachael Ray and surprisingly, Ray completely agrees.

Speaking with ABC's "Nightline" in an interview to air Thursday night, Stewart says what Ray does isn't good enough for her.

"To me she professed that she cannot bake," Stewart says of Ray. "She just did a new cookbook which is just a re-edit of a lot of her old recipes, and that's not good enough for me. I really want to write a book that is a unique and lasting thing -- something that will fulfill a need in someone's library. So she's different, she's more of an entertainer than she is -- with a bubbly personality -- than she is a teacher like me. That's not what she's professing to be."

When asked about Stewart's comments, Ray says "It's true. It's 100 percent true," but adds the criticism doesn't upset her.

"Why would it make me mad?" Ray says. "When it comes to producing a beautiful, perfect, high quality meal, I'd rather eat Martha's than mine too."

Who do you like better? Martha or Rachael? Spill it in the comments.

["Nightline" via Eat Me Daily]
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]]>martha stewartmartha stewart rachael raymartha stewart slams rachael raynightlinerachael raySlashfood Editor2009-11-19T14:30:00+00:00Eggo Waffle Shortage Blamed on Floodinghttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/18/eggo-waffle-shortage/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/18/eggo-waffle-shortage/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/18/eggo-waffle-shortage/#commentsFiled under: ,

eggo shortage

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Where's my Eggo?

That's the question many lovers of frozen Eggo waffles are wondering following nationwide shortages of the popular breakfast food.

Kellogg's, which manufactures Eggo, blames the short supply on flooding that hit an Atlanta processing facility in September, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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]]>eggo shortageeggo waffle shortageeggo wafflesEggoShortageEggoWafflesEggoWaffleShortagekelloggswaffle shortageWaffleShortageSlashfood Editor2009-11-18T13:00:00+00:00Costco Stops Selling Coca-Colahttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/17/costco-stops-selling-coca-cola/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/17/costco-stops-selling-coca-cola/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/17/costco-stops-selling-coca-cola/#commentsFiled under: , ,


crates of coca-cola at costco

Coke at Costco
in happier times.
Photo: Thomas Hawk, Flickr.

Coca-Cola is no longer available at Costco.

A Costco executive told the Associated Press that it is no longer carrying Coca-Cola products in its stores after a dispute over pricing with the Atlanta-based company.

Neither Costco nor Coca-Cola officials returned calls from Slashfood, but a Coca-Cola Co. executive told the AP the company wouldn't comment on the ongoing negotiations. The official said the company wanted to work out its differences with Costco "in a spirit of fairness." In addition to Coca-Cola soft drinks the company makes Sprite, Squirt, Dasani water, Full Throttle energy drinks.

[Via Associated Press]

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]]>coca colacostcocostco coca colacostco cokeJennifer Lawinski2009-11-17T13:00:00+00:00The Next Big Things at the International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Showhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/international-hotel-motel-and-restaurant-show/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/international-hotel-motel-and-restaurant-show/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/international-hotel-motel-and-restaurant-show/#commentsFiled under: , ,


icydrink glasses

Photo: IcyDrink

If you've ever complained that your martini wasn't quite cold enough or hoped for a new bottled water alternative from a subterranean source on the island of Sardinia, than this week's International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show had exactly what you were looking for.

The New York City show was not a gathering place for foodies. Many of the exhibitors were from the hotel and lodging industry, while others were hawking food preparation and cooking equipment intended for restaurant and hotel use.

Certainly one of the coolest (no pun intended) new products introduced was IcyDrink which its Italian manufacturers promote as the world's first automatic ice glassmaker machine. The machine churns out cone-shaped cups made of pure ice that can be hand-held or placed in a glass holder. The result is a super-chilly drink that eliminates the need for ice cubes.

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]]>acqua smeraldinaAcquaSmeraldinacrescent duck farmCrescentDuckFarmfour seasonsFourSeasonsicydrinkinternational hotel motel and restaurant showInternationalHotelMotelAndRestaurantShowriver cafeRiverCafeshade hotelShadeHoteltreasure islandTreasureIslandDavid Koeppel2009-11-13T16:00:00+00:00Target $3 Appliance Deals Include Toasters, Coffeemakershttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/targets-black-friday-appliances/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/targets-black-friday-appliances/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/13/targets-black-friday-appliances/#commentsFiled under: ,

target black friday appliances

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Target plans to slash prices on toasters and coffeemakers, selling the appliances for $3 on Black Friday, the huge day of sales the Friday after Thanksgiving, according to one of the chain's advertisements.

Gotadeal.com obtained a leaked circular for the Target Black Friday appliance sale, which revealed $3 Chefmate appliances -- from toaster ovens to coffeemakers and sandwich makers, CNN reports.

A Target official did not confirm the prices to CNN. The flyer will officially be released the week of Nov. 22.

[Via CNN]
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costco manhattan

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The suburbs are finally coming to the island of Manhattan as Costco is opening a 105,000 square-foot store in East Harlem on Thursday.

The store, at 116th Street and FDR drive, is the first store in the East River Plaza complex, WCBS-TV reports. But because it's Manhattan, this member's only warehouse club is 50 percent smaller than the average Costco.

[Via WCBS-TV]
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]]>costcocostco coming to manhattancostco manhattanSlashfood Editor2009-11-12T12:15:00+00:00Fuggedaboudit: Carl's Jr. Stops Mob Ad Campaignhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/11/carls-jr-stops-chicken-parmesan-sandwich-ad-campaign/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/11/carls-jr-stops-chicken-parmesan-sandwich-ad-campaign/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/11/carls-jr-stops-chicken-parmesan-sandwich-ad-campaign/#commentsFiled under: , , ,



Fast-food chain Carl's Jr. has stopped the ad campaign for its Chicken Parmesan Sandwich after Italian-American groups complained about the mafia-themed commercials.

The California Italian-American Task Force and the National Italian-American Federation praised Carl's Jr.'s parent company CKE for its decision not to buy more TV slots for the ads, which feature mobster and garbage man characters that critics said showed negative Italian-American stereotypes, Nation's Restaurant News reports.

In the ad, a man sits in his car eating the Carl's Jr. Chicken Parmesan Sandwich as marinara sauce drips out of his mouth and down his shirt. When two mafia goons approach the car, the man plays dead. Fooled by the sauce dotting his shirt like blood, they leave him alive assuming someone else killed him before they arrived.

"NIAF was pleased to see the positive steps taken by Carl's Jr. Restaurant to remove negative, inaccurate and unfair characterizations in their recent commercial advertisements," Jeff Capaccio, the group's regional vice president for the Far West, told the paper. "These advertisements only fuel further incorrect assumptions about an entire ethnic group."

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]]>carls jrcarls jr chicken parmesan sandwichCarlsJrCarlsJrChickenParmesanSandwichtv commercialsTvCommercialsJennifer Lawinski2009-11-11T13:00:00+00:00Your Draft Pick Says It Allhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/your-draft-pick-says-it-all/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/your-draft-pick-says-it-all/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/your-draft-pick-says-it-all/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

A moustached man poses in front of a PBR logo

Photo: Symic, Flickr.

Earlier this week, Advertising Age ran a story entitled "What Your Taste in Beer Says About You."

Citing researched compiled by Mindset Media -- a "market researcher specializing in psychographics" -- the article discusses how the beer a person drinks can be a strong indicator of his or her personality. For instance, Bud drinkers are "sensible, grounded and practical," Bud Light drinkers can have "frat boy-like personalities," and Michelob Ultra drinkers "think highly of themselves and can be a little bit conceited."

The concept is interesting, but why spend all that money on "research"? Most people could come up with those same assumptions on their own. In fact, the list can be extrapolated even further... massive research grant hopefully forthcoming.
  • Pabst Blue Ribbon drinkers consider playing bass in a punk band "gainful employment" and have handlebar mustaches.
  • Miller Lite drinkers consider the consumption of 20 beers "moderate drinking" and include beer bongs on their list of "proper glassware."
  • Sam Adams drinkers love wearing the same Red Sox hat for their entire adult life and believe there's nothing wrong with hitting on someone else's girlfriend.
  • Guinness drinkers think the best football team is Manchester United and consider a fist fight a "night out on the town."
  • Busch drinkers think the best bar in America is their porch and consider a proper food and beer pairing to be "a pounder and a bag of Hardee's."
And snobby craft beers drinkers tend to be people like beer writers who think they have a right to make fun of others!

What other beers bring to mind distinct personality types? And what does your favorite beer say about you? Let us know in the comments!
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]]>advertising ageAdvertisingAgebeer personalitiesbeer personalityBeerPersonalitiesBeerPersonalitybudbud lightbuschguinnessmichelob ultramiller litepabst blue ribbonpersonalitiespsychographicssam adamswhat your beer says about youWhatYourBeerSaysAboutYouMike Pomranz2009-11-05T14:00:00+00:007-Eleven Wines Coming to a Convenience Store Near Youhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/04/7-eleven-wines-coming-to-a-convenience-store-near-you/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/04/7-eleven-wines-coming-to-a-convenience-store-near-you/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/04/7-eleven-wines-coming-to-a-convenience-store-near-you/#commentsFiled under: , ,

7-eleven wines

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Look out Two-Buck Chuck. The home of the Slurpee and the Big Gulp is launching a line of value-priced wines targeting consumers looking for a boozy bargain during these tough economic times.

7-Eleven plans to sell a $3.99 Cabernet Sauvignon and a Chardonnay under the proprietary "Yosemite Road" label at its stores in the United States and Japan.

"The consumer is really pinched as far as discretionary income," Kevin Elliott, senior vice president of merchandising and logistics of Dallas-based 7-Eleven, Inc., told the Associated Press. "We're seeing a lot of success in products that really resonate on a value basis."

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]]>7-117-Eleven7-eleven wine7-elevenWineConvenience StoresConvenienceStoresWineyosemite roadYosemiteRoadJennifer Lawinski2009-11-04T17:00:00+00:00Working at a Brewery Is Not as Boozy as It Once Washttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/04/working-at-a-brewery-is-not-as-boozy-as-it-once-was/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/04/working-at-a-brewery-is-not-as-boozy-as-it-once-was/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/04/working-at-a-brewery-is-not-as-boozy-as-it-once-was/#commentsFiled under: , ,

New Belgium Brewery tasting. Photo: Tobyotter, Flickr.

During an economic recession, one of the first things to be downsized is company perks. At New Belgium Brewery, a craft brewer in Ft. Collins, Colo., one of the biggest perks is free beer. Employees used to be able to take home 24 bottles of beer every week, but in February take-home brew was reduced to a mere 12 bottles.

Not many employees are complaining. When keeping a job is probably today's biggest perk, losing a six-pack per week probably isn't such a bad deal. Melyssa Glassman, the company's creative director, says that the only downside to free beer was carrying it home on her bicycle during the summer.

New Belgium is the third largest craft brewer in the United States and has been hailed for its employee-friendly policies that include free beer, a new bicycle after one year of employment and an all-expense paid trip to Belgium (where the idea for the company was created.) The 320 employees own a 33-percent stake in the brewery, and while it's not mandatory, it helps if you like drinking beer. A lot.

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]]>Craft beerCraftBeeremployee perksEmployeePerksNew Belguim BreweryNewBelguimBreweryDavid Koeppel2009-11-04T16:00:00+00:00World's Largest Meatball Record Broken ... Againhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/02/worlds-largest-meatball/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/02/worlds-largest-meatball/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/02/worlds-largest-meatball/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

world's largest meatball

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In the arena of giant food, the record for the world's largest meatball doesn't last long.

It was just this September that Jimmy Kimmel and crew bested a Mexican meatball to take back the prize of world's largest meatball for America. But just five weeks later, the late-night funnyman's large lunch was bested by an Italian eatery in New Hampshire.

Nonni's Italian Eatery crafted a meatball on Sunday at a Holiday Inn in Concord, N.H., that decimated Kimmel's 198.6-pound meatball by about 25 pounds.

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]]>jimmy kimmelJimmyKimmelmeatballsnonnis italian eateryNonnisItalianEateryworlds largest meatballWorldsLargestMeatballSara Bonisteel2009-11-02T16:30:00+00:00General Mills Cereals to Drop Smart Labelshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/29/general-mills-cereals-to-drop-smart-labels/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/29/general-mills-cereals-to-drop-smart-labels/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/29/general-mills-cereals-to-drop-smart-labels/#commentsFiled under: , ,

general mills cereal cheerios

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General Mills announced this week it would drop "Smart Choices" labels from its products, including cereals.

The company planned to put these labels on up to 67 items including General Mills cereals such as Chocolate Lucky Charms and Cheerios, but bowed to public pressure after the Food and Drug Administration said the labels misled consumers, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.

Food companies created the labels as an easy way to find healthy foods in the grocery store, but drew criticism when it appeared on mayonnaise and Froot Loops, the paper said.

[Via Minneapolis Star-Tribune]
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]]>cheeriosfood and drug administrationFoodAndDrugAdministrationfroot loopsFrootLoopsgeneral mills cerealGeneralMillsCerealmayonnaisesmart choicessmart choices labelsSmartChoicesSmartChoicesLabelsSlashfood Editor2009-10-29T13:15:00+00:00Jolt Cola May Stop Production, Closehttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/29/jolt-cola-may-stop-production-close/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/29/jolt-cola-may-stop-production-close/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/29/jolt-cola-may-stop-production-close/#commentsFiled under: , ,

jolt cola to close

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Jolt Cola -- the evening study fuel of many a cramming student and the precursor to caffeine-packed energy drinks like Red Bull -- may soon be no more.

Jolt Co. Inc. filed for bankruptcy last year after racking up more than $5 million in debt to a Chicago can manufacturer. The company was optimistic about restructuring, but plans fell apart this week, putting the future of the double-caffeinated cola into jeopardy, a Jolt attorney told the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

"The name will show up someplace else, but just that," William I. Kohn of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff told the paper. "I don't see anybody buying the entire package."

Jolt founder Carl J. Rapp, who started the company in 1985, fought the restructuring of the company and blamed its current situation on an investment group that owns a large stake in the company, the paper reports.

Will you miss Jolt Cola? Spill it in the comments.

[Via Rochester Democrat & Chronicle]
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]]>bankruptcycarl j. rappCarlJ.Rappenergy drinksEnergyDrinksjoltjolt co. inc.jolt colaJoltCo.Inc.JoltColared bullRedBullrochester democrat and chronicleRochesterDemocratAndChronicleSara Bonisteel2009-10-29T11:30:00+00:00Del Taco Launches Program to Help Phoenix Scoutshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/del-taco-launches-program-to-help-phoenix-scouts/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/del-taco-launches-program-to-help-phoenix-scouts/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/del-taco-launches-program-to-help-phoenix-scouts/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Arizona scouts looking to attend the 100th Anniversary National Scout Jamboree next summer will be getting a hand from Del Taco, QSRMagazine.com reports.

The restaurant chain announced its Phoenix-area Del Taco restaurants will raise money to help more than 430 local scouts attend the jamboree next July in Fort A.P. Hill, Va., by donating 20 percent of sale proceeds from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 21 and 29 and Nov. 4 and 11. Customers need to present fundraiser flyers available here when ordering.

"Next year's centennial Jamboree marks a historic and important milestone for the Boy Scouts of America," Jamboree scoutmaster Keith Woods told the magazine. "This will be an exciting opportunity for our local scouts to be part of a huge celebration. We appreciate everything Del Taco is doing to make this trip happen."

[Via QSRMagazine.com.]
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]]>boy scoutsboy scouts of americaBoyScoutsBoyScoutsOfAmericadel tacoDelTacofundraisernational scout jamboreeNationalScoutJamboreephoenixSlashfood Editor2009-10-26T18:15:00+00:00Iceland to Lose McDonald'shttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/iceland-to-lose-mcdonalds/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/iceland-to-lose-mcdonalds/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/26/iceland-to-lose-mcdonalds/#commentsFiled under: , ,


iceland to lose mcdonald's

Iceland says so
long to El Maco,
McDonald's. Photo:
Daquella manera/flickr

Iceland will soon lose McDonald's after the island's only franchisee decided to shutter the three fast-food restaurants he owns in Reykjavik.

Lyst Hr., Iceland's only McDonald's franchise holder, decided to close its restaurants next weekend because of the falling price of Iceland's currency, the Associated Press reports.

"The economic situation has just made it too expensive for us," Magnus Ogmundsson, the managing director the company told the AP. The restaurants will reopen under a new name, Metro, serving locally produced foods.

Iceland is the ninth country to lose all its McDonald's restaurants. The chain pulled out of seven countries in 2002, and in 1996, Barbados lost its only McDonald's due to slow sales, the AP said.

[Via Associated Press]
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