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  • October 2008

    • Negative Ads Spread to Drive-Thru, Food Aisle

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 2, 08 4:45 PM CDT

      Negative Ads Spread to Drive-Thru, Food Aisle

      (Newser) - Perhaps inspired by politicians, marketers are stepping up the attacks in campaigns for consumers’ food dollars, the Wall Street Journal reports; complaints of misleading comparison ads are up 50% since last year. Hard times means marketers have to try harder to give consumers “a reason to buy you,” says the president of Domino's, currently trying to promote its sandwiches via a jab at Subway spokesman Jared. More »

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      advertising  • marketing  • attack ad  • Subway  • Campbell's Soup  • Domino's Pizza

  • August 2008

    • Man Gets Saucy, Calls 911 When Sandwich Has None

      Florida Times-Union  |  Aug 5, 08 3:19 PM CDT

      Man Gets Saucy, Calls 911 When Sandwich Has None

      (Newser) - A Florida man became belligerent and dialed 911 when sandwich-makers at his local Subway forgot to add special sauce to his spicy Italian sandwich, the Times-Union reports. The 42-year-old construction worker rang police again when officers failed to arrive quickly enough. After failing to calm him down, police arrested the man for making false 911 calls. More »

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      Subway  • 911 call  • sandwich

  • June 2008

    • Subway's Jared: Alive, Thank You

      Radar  |  Jun 27, 08 9:24 AM CDT

      Subway's Jared: Alive, Thank You

      (Newser) - Reports of the demise of Subway pitchman Jared are greatly exaggerated, a company rep said yesterday in response to an Internet hoax spread via Twitter posts. "Jared sounded very much alive when I talked to him today," a spokesman told Radar . The fast-spreading rumor claimed Fogle, 30, died after gastric bypass surgery and directed the worried masses to a fake mourners' site. More »

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      Twitter  • Subway  • Internet hoax

    • Forget Sex, Crudeness Sells

      New York Times  |  Jun 18, 08 10:10 AM CDT

      Forget Sex, Crudeness Sells

      (Newser) - Advertising execs usually like spokesmen to be safe, wholesome, family-friendly figures. So why the heck are the Griffins their new darlings? From Coca-Cola to Subway, everyone seems to be tapping the "Family Guy" clan, despite the show’s tendency to joke about sex, religion, AIDS, and other wholesome, family-friendly topics. It seems crude is “in,” the New York Times reports. More »

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      television  • advertising  • Subway  • Family Guy  • Coca-Cola  • edgy

  • January 2008

    • Subway Sues Quiznos Over Ad Contest

      New York Times  |  Jan 29, 08 7:30 PM CST

      Subway Sues Quiznos Over Ad Contest

      (Newser) - Subway is suing Quiznos after the sub-maker invited fans to drum up ads for an online contest, the New York Times reports. Two years ago, Quiznos offered $10,000 to the fan whose ad best compared Quiznos subs to Subway's "with Quiznos being superior." Subway fumed after seeing its sandwiches kicked, mocked, and destroyed on a website that has since been taken down. More »

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      lawsuit  • advertising  • commercials  • contest  • Subway  • false advertising

    • 7-Eleven Takes Top Franchise

      Entrepreneur  |  Jan 18, 08 7:20 PM CST

      7-Eleven Takes Top Franchise

      (Newser) - After 16 years of flirting with the top seat, 7-Eleven has finally wrested the title of No. 1 franchise away from sandwich heavyweight Subway, reports Entrepreneu r. With 5,580 US stores, 25,062 worldwide, and a new one opening up somewhere every four and a half hours, the convenience giant has charted its own unique path to Big Gulp glory. More »

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      franchise  • Subway  • convenience stores  • 7 Eleven

  • September 2007

    • Bigger Portions Weigh Down Healthy Choices

      Reuters  |  Sep 16, 07 10:49 AM CDT

      Bigger Portions Weigh Down Healthy Choices

      (Newser) - Choosing Subway over McDonalds doesn't help if you eat more when you're there. A new study shows that people underestimate calories when eating relatively healthier food, leading them to eat more and get just as fat. "We have to move away from thinking of food in 'good food/bad food' (terms) and think also about 'how much food," says a researcher. More »

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      health  • obesity  • McDonald's  • fast food  • nutrition  • calories  • Subway  • portions

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