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  • Posted 5/24/12 on Grub Street Phl
  • Marketing Gimmicks
All This Fuss About Escargot Is Really Just a Brilliant Marketing Scheme

All This Fuss About Escargot Is Really Just a Brilliant Marketing Scheme

Still there's nothing wrong with snails, nor the celebration of them.

Filed Under: douglas dussault, escargot, hoildays, marketing gimmicks, potironne company, snailman, snails
  • Posted 5/14/12 on Grub Street Phl
  • Marketing Gimmicks
New, Possibly Dangerous, Sprays Let People Avoid Hassle of Eating and Drinking

New, Possibly Dangerous, Sprays Let People Avoid Hassle of Eating and Drinking

One spray lets people enjoy "the sensorial pleasure of alcohol without posing a threat to your health."

Filed Under: alcohol, coffee buzz, marketing gimmicks
  • Posted 4/26/12 on Grub Street Phl
  • Beer Me
New Cans Make ‘Shotgunning’ Easier

New Cans Make ‘Shotgunning’ Easier

Surely this comes as good news for those with a propensity for binge drinking.

Filed Under: beer me, marketing gimmicks, miller lite, punch top can, shotgunning
  • Posted 3/16/12 on Grub Street Phl
  • Marketing Gimmicks
Flat Rock Saloon Keeps it Classy in Manayunk

Flat Rock Saloon Keeps it Classy in Manayunk

Making fun of the poor and downtrodden is always a good for some laughs.

Filed Under: bars, flat rock saloon, manayunk, marketing gimmicks
  • Posted 2/24/12 on Grub Street Phl
  • Mediavore

Raw Milk Again Blamed For Illness; Astronauts Crave Hot Sauce

Plis: Ben & Jerry's launches a line of Greek yogurt; and Taco Bell runs with a new slogan, all in our morning news roundup.

Filed Under: astronauts, ben and jerry's, chain gang, greek yogurt, health concerns, hot sauce, marketing gimmicks, mediavore, pepsi, raw milk, taco bell
  • Posted 8/25/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Marketing Gimmicks
Turns Out the Pat’s vs. Geno’s Rivalry Was a Big Sham

Turns Out the Pat’s vs. Geno’s Rivalry Was a Big Sham

The truth comes out after Joey Vento's passing.

Filed Under: beef, cheesesteaks, dr. phil, far east movement, frank olivieri jr., geno's, joey vento, marc summers, marketing gimmicks, pat's king of steaks, philly gossip, sarah palin
  • Posted 8/5/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Mediavore

Salmonella Scare Strikes Philly Area; China Shuts Down 5,000 Businesses In a Crackdown on Rampant Food-Safety Violations

Plus: London's Indian restaurant Tamarind wants to do for Indian food what P.F. Chang's did for Chinese; and Kenya considers camel milk as a solution for food shortages, all in our morning news roundup.

Filed Under: camel milk, chain gang, china, coconut water, florida, food safety, food shortages, giant food stores, ground turkey, health concerns, indian food, kenya, lobsters, marketing gimmicks, mediavore, p.f. changs, recalls, salmonella, shady brook farms, tamarind
  • Posted 7/26/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Mediavore

Burger King Crash Shows the Dangers of Eating Fast Food; KFC Compiles a Dossier on Colonel Sanders

Plus: Mexican papayas cause a small food-poisoning outbreak in Illinois; and American officials are pushing to broaden the types of E. coli that's subject to regulation, all in our morning news roundup.

Filed Under: burger king, colonel sanders, crime scenes, e.coli, fast food, food poisonong, health concerns, kfc, marketing gimmicks, mediavore, papayas
  • Posted 7/25/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Mediavore

Despite Bar Rescue’s Best Efforts, Downey’s May Not Pull Through; Restaurant’s Stay Mum About Reducing Salt

Plus: Fallout from Japan's nuclear meltdown still threatens the country's food supply; and Red Lobster's new ad campaign features 'real' people, all in our morning news roundup.

Filed Under: bar rescue, downey's, food tv, health concerns, japan, marketing gimmicks, mcrib, medivore, red lobster, salt, spike tv
  • Posted 7/19/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Marketing Gimmicks
Molson Coors Will Release a Lady-Specific Beer

Molson Coors Will Release a Lady-Specific Beer

The new brew is being marketing to female drinkers.

Filed Under: animee, beer me, marketing gimmicks, molsoncoors, united kingdom, women
  • Posted 7/19/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Beer Me
All the Way Jive In the 215: Anheuser-Busch InBev Trademarked Philly’s Area Code

All the Way Jive In the 215: Anheuser-Busch InBev Trademarked Philly’s Area Code

If the global beer titan really believes this will fly in Philly, it has another thing coming.

Filed Under: 215, 312 urban wheat beer, anheuser-busch inbev, beer me, goose island, marketing gimmicks
  • Posted 7/13/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Mediavore

Campbell’s New CEO Has a Salty Solution For Lagging Soup Sales; Junk Foodie Author Offers Tips For Cooking with Utz Chips

Plus: Jaime Oliver ends a lucrative endorsement deal; and Jell-o is cool again, all in our morning news roundup.

Filed Under: bookshelf, campbell soup co., chain gang, endorsements, jaime oliver, jello, junk foodie, marketing gimmicks, milk, utz
  • Posted 6/2/11 on Grub Street Phl
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The King Is Dead; Long Live the Clown

The King Is Dead; Long Live the Clown

As part of its new look, Burger King is killing off the King.

Filed Under: burger king, chain gang, icons, marketing gimmicks, ronald mcdonals
  • Posted 5/17/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Mediavore

Police Investigate a Plot to Poison Students Aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia; Restaurant Prices Rise

Plus: Panera's pay-what-you-want scheme appears to be working; and craft distilleries are opening at an astonishing rate, all in our morning news roundup.

Filed Under: booze you can us, craft distilleries, crime scenes, locavores, marketing gimmicks, media, mediavore, recipes, spirit of philadelphia
  • Posted 3/2/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Marketing Gimmicks
More Prohibition-Era Posturing Coming to Chinatown

More Prohibition-Era Posturing Coming to Chinatown

While it's been fun playing Prohibition, when can we get back to bars just being bars?

Filed Under: bars, chinatown, cocktails, marketing gimmicks, nightlife, speakeasies
  • Posted 2/25/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Marketing Gimmicks
Which Giant Food Producer Can Make Their Packaging the Greenest?

Which Giant Food Producer Can Make Their Packaging the Greenest?

SunChips and Heinz are playing up their ecofriendliness.

Filed Under: heinz, marketing gimmicks, sunchips
  • Posted 1/31/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Mediavore

Cinnaminson’s Acme Is Another Casualty of the Grocery War; As Protests Rage, Egyptians Begin Stockpiling Food

Plus: Believe it or not, Rachel Zoe does eat; and rising food costs in India force citizens to cut discretionary spending, all in our morning news roundup.

Filed Under: acme, atlantic city, boardwalk empire, casinsos, egypt, food costs, groceries, india, marketing gimmicks, media, mediavore, protests, supermarkets
  • Posted 1/25/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Marketing Gimmicks
We’d be Lion If We Said We Didn’t See This Coming

We’d be Lion If We Said We Didn’t See This Coming

A Tucson taco tamer pulls lion meat form the menu.

Filed Under: lion, marketing gimmicks, meat, tacos
  • Posted 1/20/11 on Grub Street Phl
  • Marketing Gimmicks
The Mane Course: Lion’s on the Menu

The Mane Course: Lion’s on the Menu

A chef in Tucson hopes that it will drum up some attention for his restaurant.

Filed Under: boca tacos, lion, marketing gimmicks, south philly tap room, tacos, tuscon
  • Posted 10/18/10 on Grub Street Phl
  • Mediavore

‘Say Beembo!’ Campaign Seeks to Overcome the Stigma of the Word Bimbo; Wolfgang Puck Shows Casually Dressed Vets the Door

Plus Gordon Ramsay and David Beckham might open a pub together, and a former Saveur editor launches the Daily Meal, all in our morning news roundup.

Filed Under: bimbo, daily meal, david beckham, gordon ramsay, marketing gimmicks, media, mediavore, saveur, wolfgang puck
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