Half of America Eats Fast Food Weekly Eick May 29, 2008 Fast Food 1 Comment ...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...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 5/29/08 Eick May 29, 2008 Beer, Burgers, Chicken, Fast Food, News, Salad 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...
Taco Bell Embraces the Drive Thru Rap Eick May 28, 2008 Advertising, Fast Food 3 Comments 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...
Dunkin Donuts Caves to Right-Wingers, Pulls Rachael Ray Television Commercial Eick May 28, 2008 Advertising, Bizarre, News, Politics 17 Comments Update: A few individuals on left-leaning blogs are urging a boycott of Dunkin Donuts happy hour for caving to right-wing pressure. Dunkin Donuts has canceled an ad featuring Rachael Ray. Why? Because moron...
Subway to Home Schooled Kids: Get Lost Eick May 27, 2008 Marketing, Sandwiches 4 Comments 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...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 5/27/08 Eick May 27, 2008 Cooking, Desserts, Marketing, News, Pizza, Steak 2 Comments 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...
