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Subway (restaurant)
The Chain Gang
Mar. 8, 2011
Subway Devouring McDonald’s The sandwich-making megachain is the new king of fast food.
By Collin Keefe
Taco Truck Extortion Scheme Exposed; Westwood McDonald’s Burger Carries Gross Two gang members were charging taco truck operators weekly fees to run their businesses, while worms invaded the famous chain’s burgers.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Wine Collection; Subway Tries Out Gluten-Free Plus: new school-lunch guidelines, yet another celebrity-chef scandal, and more, in our morning news roundup.
It’s Do or Die Time For Tasty Baking Co.; L.A. Gangs Target Food Trucks Plus Subway dabbles in gluten-free, and a global food crisis now seems imminent, all in our morning news roundup.
Boylston St. Subway Burgled; Food Bank Expands Plus: McDonald’s threatens health care, and rich people love fast food, all in our morning news roundup.
Food Donations Discouraged on Skid Row; Wolfgang Puck Recalls Grandma’s Cake Business owners and residents complain about trash, fights, and illness, while the celeb chef was pout to sleep from overeating.
By Hadley Tomicki
The Horror! Sizzler, Shakey’s, Poquito Mas, and Koo Koo Roo Will Soon Start “Ten percent of the top 200 chains will have trucks on the road within the next 24 months.”
By Hadley Tomicki
Empire Building
Sept. 1, 2010
Which Wich? Coming to Sawtelle The chain’s menu appears vastly more sophisticated than Subway or the Quiznos it’s replacing.
By Hadley Tomicki
The Bazaar and Katsuya Expanding to South Beach; Tacos Don Jorge Recalls Its While Jose Andres and Katsuya Uechi will replicate in Miami, Jorge Portillo is happy to be off of four wheels.
Celebrity Settings
Aug. 4, 2010
By Hadley Tomicki
Subway Employees Beat a Thief With a Skillet; Wildwood’s Boardwalk Starts Plus pork bell prices reach an all-time high, and New Hampshire’s oldest family-operated farm goes out of business, all in our morning news roundup.
Subway Begins ‘Tessellating’ Cheese; Starbucks Launches Instant Via Iced Coffee Plus: Coke throws a lot of money behind the World Cup and Taco Bell introduces a 79 cent burrito.
By Nick Kindelsperger
Red Lobster Removes Oysters From Menu; Is L.A. Really ‘The Big Orange?’ The Gulf Spill forces a major chain to scrap some of its seafood offerings and LAist debunks a rarely used nickname for the city.
Subway Sued Over Salmonella; Wingstop Invades Chicago Plus: A consumer group threatens to sue McDonald’s, JetBlue charges for in flight meals, and the British grocery chain Waitrose attempts to break in the American market.
Kardashian Bothered By Public Breastfeeding; Food Trucks Arrive At Disneyland The socialite reality-show star Tweets about her disgust and California Adventure hosts mobile restaurants through August.
Subway Sends an Apology to Salmonella Victims; Expect Cheap Tomatoes This Summer Plus: Emeril’s new show turns away ticket holders and the celebrity chef craze spreads to other countries.
Personalities
June 10, 2010
Gavin Kaysen, Sandwich Artist The Cafe Boulud chef was discovered at a Subway.
By Daniel Maurer
Health Concerns
June 10, 2010
By Daniel Maurer
The Chain Gang
May 17, 2010
By Daniel Maurer
Mike Tyson Goes Vegan; Paris Hilton Gives Up In-N-Out A famous ear-biter goes meatless, while a famous socialite ditches fast-food.
Tableside Service Returns; Wal-Mart Donates Food Plus: Subway makes a claim on “footlong” and Gulf Coast fishers worry, all in our morning news roundup.
Framingham Collects Lunch Tabs; Walmart Donates Food Plus: Subway makes a claim on “footlong” and Gulf Coast fishers worry, all in our morning news roundup.
Vendor Disputes in McCarren Park; Mike Tyson’s New Diet Plus: how the Lion’s menu stacks up to Dave Zinczenko’s book, and Subway makes a claim on “footlong,” all in our morning news roundup.
Heinz and Starbucks Cutting Salt; Apollo Buys Out CKE for $693.9 Million Food companies get an early jump on sodium reduction and the corporation that owns Carl’s Jr. is sold.
Fourteen Arrested in Lawrence Club Brawl; Grenades Discovered in Shellfish Plus: a Springfield restaurant with an unsavory name, and companies volunteer to cut salt, all in our morning news roundup.
Soda Tax Dead; Companies Volunteer Salt Cuts Plus: the Double Down might hurt KFC, and Top Chef comes to Canada, all in our morning news roundup.
Former Le Cirque Chef Dies; Chain-Restaurant Business Up Plus: a pitch for the next El Bulli, and the origins of the po’ boy, all in our morning news roundup.
Subway Sandwich Robber Caught; Restaurants & Institutions Closes Plus: Wine turning into the of choice for boys’ night out, Pasta Bible has to be reprinted, and a “disgusting substance” found in Chef Boyardee can
Neighborhood Watch
Mar. 31, 2010
Wall & Water Launches Brunch; Organic Italian Coming to Cobble Hill Plus: Demel closes at the Plaza, and Vino goes global, in our regular roundup of neighborhood food news.
Breakfast Arrives from Subway; MObama’s Chicago Pizza Allegiance Plus: why restaurateurs have a spring in their steps, and the rise of dim sum, all in our morning news roundup.
By Helen Rosner
How Health Care Legislation Affects Restaurants; Spice Station and Forage Make With health care reform comes adjustment for the restaurant industry, and two Silver Lake caterers have a symbiotic relationship.
By Hadley Tomicki
Praying for an Empanada Trend; Diet Coke is the New Martini Plus: what the new healthcare bill means for restaurants, and Dubai bans all cooking alcohol, all in our morning news roundup.
By Helen Rosner
No More Three-Martini Lunches; Brooklyn Flea Staying Put Plus: a foodie holiday at Barneys, and Sherry-Lehmann backs grocery store booze, all in our morning news roundup.
By Leila Cohan-Miccio
Highway Lobster Robbery; No More Three-Martini Lunches Plus: Subway wakes up to breakfast, and the myth of small meals, all in our morning news roundup.
By Leila Cohan-Miccio
Dark Lord Day Tickets Sell Out; Bleeding Heart Bakery Sues Yelp Plus: package recipes get adventurous, and March Madness as a sales boost, all in our morning news roundup.
By Helen Rosner
Jose Andres Awarded; New Record Set in Meatball Eating The Bazaar chef is awarded for his creativity, while a man eats 29 meatballs in one minute.
By Hadley Tomicki
Parents Bake in Protest; Outdoor Dining Returns Plus: Diners love healthy food, and Benihana is priceless, all in our morning news roundup.
By Leila Cohan-Miccio
Shaw’s Workers Strike; Pringles Recalled Plus: restaurant diners love health, and Benihana refuses a sale, all in our morning news roundup.
By Leila Cohan-Miccio
The Lottery-Winnings Subway Franchise; More Cries of Restaurant Industry Racism Plus: more farmer’s markets come to Chicago this summer, and a British pub owner is jailed for flouting the smoking ban, all in our morning news roundup.
By Helen Rosner
The Chain Gang
Feb. 2, 2010
The Subwayization of Manhattan Continues After taking the Bowery, Subway spoils Hell’s Kitchen.
By Daniel Maurer
Special Offers
Dec. 18, 2009
Subway Aligns With MTA A Subway sandwich shop offers a higher discount to MTA employees than it does to teachers.
By Hugh Merwin
Empire Building
Dec. 8, 2009
By Daniel Maurer
Rachel Ray Rewards Diddy; Gordon Ramsay Loses His Right-Hand-Man A valued assistant leaves the host of Hell’s Kitchen, while California looks to be a major player in the olive oil industry.
By Hadley Tomicki
Empire Building
Nov. 20, 2009
Subway and Dunkin’ Donuts Want to Ruin Your Next Road Trip Subway is taking over all of Connecticut’s highway plazas.
By Daniel Maurer
Subway Gets Elevated; New York’s Dairy Farms Subject to Investigation Plus: André Balazs, model, and the FDA threatens to pull caffeinated booze, all in our morning news roundup.
By Leila Cohan-Miccio
Marketing Gimmicks
Nov. 12, 2009
Subway Hero Who’s the man behind the $5 Footlong?
By Daniel Maurer
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