Plus: Hello, Jello? Anybody Home?
1. Russian Burger King Ad: Whoppers Are Totally Better Than Opiates.
Trust us, that’s what they’re saying.
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2. Chipotle Catering Comes To Chicago.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is offering customers a new way to enjoy their food with the launch of its catering service in Chicago on Monday, August 26. Chipotle catering allows groups of 20 to 200 to customize their own individual meal the same way they do at Chipotle restaurants. The company will add catering to all of its markets in the coming months.
“We are changing the way people think about and eat fast food by offering our customers better ingredients from more sustainable sources in a way that is affordable and accessible,” said Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle. “With catering, we can now better serve our customers by allowing them to bring Chipotle into their homes, offices and schools where they can conveniently and effortlessly share the food that they love with large groups of people.”
To order, customers can call 800-CHIPOTLE. Orders must be placed at least 24 hours ahead of pick-up time. Catering customers who return their serving stands to Chipotle after their event will be given a free entree card for use on a subsequent visit.
We’d rather order in Russian Whoppers.
3. Hello, Jello? Anybody Home?
“For Kraft Foods Group, J-E-L-L-O has spelled disappointment of late,” Ad Age reports.
“The brand – once known for fun advertising starring the likes of Jack Benny and Bill Cosby – has struggled to find its identity in recent years, while marketing reductions have been met with sales declines.
“Kraft hopes to reverse the slide . . . with a new campaign the marketer says will return the brand’s focus to families and fun, ending the recent adult-targeted approach.”
Not adult enough; Jello missed an awesome marketing opportunity because, we guess, they were afraid to go there.
4. Red Robin Serves Up Free Burgers During Tavern Double Tuesday Whenever The Chicago Bears Get A Takeaway.
Jello shots when they don’t?
5. The Magical World Where McDonald’s Pays $15 An Hour.
6. What Makes Papa John’s Ingredients “Better”? Papa John’s Won’t Say.
7. Illinois Is McDonald’s Country.
8. Pete’s Little Chicago.
“Pete’s Little Chicago, located at 1402 South 8th Street, will be a casual dining and carry-out restaurant serving Chicago style pizza, burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches,” the Sheboygan Daily reports.
9. Stay Classy, Campbell’s.
“A class action lawsuit claims some of Campbell’s Healthy Request soups don’t live up to the American Heart Association’s nutritional guidelines, though they carry the AHA’s ‘Heart-Check Mark,'” the ABA Journal notes.
10. Chicago Oracle.
Where others might have seen conflict, Nonna Maria’s Ristorante & Pizzeria owner Frank Palazzolo saw opportunity,” the Arizona Daily Star reports.
“He melded his diverse passions into his Oracle restaurant, which doubles as an art gallery.
“Having grown up living in a home in the same building as his parents’ restaurant on the outskirts of Chicago, Palazzolo wanted to open an eatery but also spend as much time as possible painting pop art portraits.
“When he decided to move from the Chicago area in the late 1990s, he considered returning to his ancestral homeland of Sicily, where he spent seven years going to school. But he was hesitant to leave the United States.
“Instead of making difficult choices, Palazzolo found that he could have it all.”
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Posted on August 19, 2013