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NEWS ABOUT: Taco Bell

Taco Bell stories: 7 news summaries
obituary

 Taco Bell 
 Chihuahua 
 Dies at 15 

Gidget charmed viewers in ads for chain

Jul 22, 09 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gidget, the iconic chihuahua of Taco Bell ads, died of a stroke last night at 15, her trainer tells People. “She made so many people happy,” Sue Chipperton says. Largely retired, the canine spent most of her time basking in the sun and appearing in photo shoots, where... More »

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advertising • Taco Bell • obituary • dog • chihuahua

Jack in the Box Boasts
Most Toxic 'Value' Burger

$1 Junior Bacon Cheeseburger tops cancer researchers' unhealthful list

Dec 9, 08 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s official: Jack in the Box’s Junior Bacon Cheeseburger is the least healthy value offering by a chain restaurant, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Cancer Project, which monitors links between nutrition and the disease, singled out the grilled meat and bacon in the sandwich as carcinogenic and... More »

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McDonald's • Taco Bell • fast food • carcinogens • healthy eating • Burger King • Jack in the Box • Cancer Project

 50 Cent Sues
 Taco Bell for
 Big Change 

$4M lawsuit says 'endorsement' was a bad rap

Jul 24, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper 50 Cent is suing Taco Bell for $4 million over a guerrilla ad campaign, reports E! Online. The fast food giant wrote Fiddy, suggesting he change his name to 79, 89, or 99 Cent for a price promotion. By releasing the letter to the media, he claims Taco Bell... More »

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Taco Bell • Pizza Hut • 50 Cent • KFC • rapper • Curtis Jackson • Get Rich or Die Tryin' • Yum! Brands

2007's Weirdest at-Work Hijinks

Some crazy stuff happened at the office in 2007

Dec 18, 07 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Not everyone burns down the office in retaliation over a lost stapler, a la Office Space's Milton, but some pretty strange stuff goes on at work. The weirdest occurrences of 2007, according to CNN:
  1. Worker eats 32 vending-machine items to win bet with co-workers (and $300 for charity).
... More »

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Taco Bell • Coca Cola • Pepsi • list • vending machine • naked carpenter • US workers

One Who
Just Won't
Love Huck

National media ignoring hokey hopeful's dirty past, says old nemesis

Nov 13, 07 7:38 PM CST
(Newser) - GOP longshot Mike Huckabee has a national rep for being funny and lovable, but one newspaper editor’s got a bone to pick. The Huckabee that governed Arkansas opposed the arts and evolution, pillaged government coffers, and destroyed all hard drives when he left office, writes Max Brantley in Salon.... More »

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ethics • Taco Bell • campaign finance • Mike Huckabee • Jeffrey Dahmer • babysitter

Taco Bell: You Quiero Mexico

French fries and 'tacostadas' aimed at setting chain apart from traditional taquerias

Oct 10, 07 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taco Bell is acting on its own long-standing imperative to run for the border, but as it re-enters Mexico, it’s not trying to pass as traditional—instead maxing out its American identity. The restaurant has its first Mexican branch since a failed 1990s incursion, but adding french fries to... More »

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Mexico • Taco Bell • fast food • NAFTA • french fries

Micky D Gives
Migrants a Raise

Penny-a-pound increase for tomato pickers sets industry standard

Apr 10, 07 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The cent-a-pound increase McDonald's agreed to grant their tomato-picking field hands yesterday may sound like, well, pennies, but it represents a more than 70% raise, the Chicago Tribune reports. And the deal was hailed as paving the way for negotiations between migrant workers and other corporate Goliaths across the country. More »

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McDonald's • migrant workers • social responsibility • labor movement • Taco Bell • Pizza Hut • Yum Brands • Jimmy Carter • labor

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