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Pediatric Food Allergies Are on the Rise

2010-01-27T01:26:00Z

Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children in the U.S. with food allergies rose an astonishing 18%. The number seeking hospital treatment for food allergies has tripled since 1993. Clearly,...

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Glen Bell: A QSR Visionary

2010-01-24T22:26:05Z

In a number of blogs on the QSR site, we as contributors have discussed the QSR world today. We've often touched on the topics of improving the industry, evolving with our ever changing world, and...

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QSR Remembers Glen Bell

2010-01-21T13:46:55Z

In 1993 we spoke with Taco Bell founder Glen Bell about how he got his start in the quick-service industry and how he grew his namesake chain of Mexican restaurants. Mr. Bell was very gracious with...

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Food Customization to Meet Our Needs

2010-01-20T01:30:59Z

Unless you have influence with the cook in your house or unless you do the cooking yourself, food customized to your particular dietary needs combined with your taste preferences is probably a bit of...

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Is NYC Wrong about Salt?

2010-01-15T20:27:27Z

The small but growing pizza chain, Naked Pizza, is fighting back against New York City's recent salt crack down by taking to its blog. The company, which has investors like Mark Cuban looking to...

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Customer Service is Improving?

2010-01-14T02:23:51Z

Over the past several weeks, I've noticed that service personnel in stores and restaurants (QSRs and FSRs alike) seem to be nicer and more helpful than usual. Enough so...

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Cooking For Fun

2010-01-10T22:33:09Z

Let's face it. Cooking is not what it used to be. It hasn't been too many years since this was totally a woman's province. A red-blooded man would not confess that he cooked even if he did-and few of...

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Problem Customers to the Extreme

2010-01-07T20:13:24Z

Today's release of security footage from an Kansas City, Missouri, McDonald's restaurant reminds us all how crucial good staff training and security are to any quick-serve establishment.After being...

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You Have to Love America ... We'll Believe Anything

2010-01-07T18:18:38Z

Once again, Blair is on top of the issues that are worthy of conversation and debate.  And I have to say, once again, Taco Bell is pushing the envelope with its marketing strategy....

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Making the Right Choice with Color-Coded Foods

2010-01-06T01:52:54Z

When I read Blair's blog about Subway's Jared and her comparison to Christine from Taco BelI, I couldn't help but think about all of the different ways our society is working to try to help us make...

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Restaurant Products Can Now Be Found At The Supermarket

2009-12-31T01:43:03Z

The Marie Callender's restaurants are sheer heaven for the comfort-food aficionado. The restaurant is homey, and the food is well-prepared and heavy with the kind of calories that make us remember...

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Christine: the Jared Knock-Off?

2009-12-30T16:01:47Z

Gidget is rolling over in her grave right now. Who is Gidget? Well, she was the once-famous Taco Bell Chihuahua who coined the famous phrase "Yo quiero Taco Bell." She died at the age of 15 in July...

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Cup of Fat, Anyone?

2009-12-27T23:48:02Z

And the hits keep coming for the beverage industry. The NYC Health Department in its campaign to fight obesity has released a new video that portrays what amounts to a man drinking a cup of fat to...

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2010 Trends: McDonald's is Adding WiFi

2009-12-22T17:22:14Z

Speaking of trends for 2010, McDonald's is planning to offer WiFi to its customers in 2010.This in addition to adding smoothies and frapuccinos to the McCafe line with the hope that McDonald's will...

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2010 Trends to Watch

2009-12-17T20:03:39Z

There are exactly two weeks left in 2009, and it's time we begin to part ways with the old decade and set our sights on the New Year ahead. Without a doubt, 2009 was a...

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