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salmonella

Yum! Brands Restaurants Now Serving Tomatoes

Junk food connoisseurs will be elated to learn that according to Fox 5, Yum! Brand restaurants are now restocking tomatoes after the recent salmonella outbreak which has forced many restaurants to take them off the menu. Federal officials say that the outbreak has sickened 277 people nationwide. The Yum! Brand restaurants include Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, A&W and Long John Silver's. This article does not imply, however, that their food alone won't make you sick.

Yum Brands Serving Tomatoes [Fox 5]
(Photo: ableman)

2:07 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Jay Slatkin
1,867 views, 29 comments

satire

Yum! Brands Introduces New Wearable Feedbags

Whether you're trying to get as much of your Yum! Brand food into your mouth as humanly possible or just not in the mood to raise those heavy old arms to feed yourself, new wearable feed bags are functional, fashionable and sweeping the nation. Foods from Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut work the best, but we've found that wearable feedbags work on almost any kind of food, and they look great too. See The Onion video, inside... More »

8:51 AM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Jay Slatkin
6,273 views, 37 comments

Latest by donkeyjote: @theBIG: What's wrong with just using a spitoon or bowl for the shells? more »

shady

Does That Chain Restaurant Or Fast Food Match The Nutritional Information? Apparently Not.

TV stations all over the country recently got together and tested a bunch of dishes from chain restaurants and fast food places to see if the nutritional information they were advertising actually matched the food. The report targeted menu options from chains such as Applebee's, Macaroni Grill, Taco Bell and Chili's that were marketed as healthy. So did the calories in the food match the calories on the menu? Nope. Of the items tested, all but one were way over on calories, or fat content... or both. More »

10:27 AM on Wed May 21 2008
By Meg Marco
10,754 views, 42 comments

Latest by RvLeshrac: @Hambriq: Another good point. Don't forget that, say, Taco Bell meat from the bottom of the pan is going to have a lot more oil than the meat on top. more »

mystery meat

Do You Know What Grade Of Beef Taco Bell Uses? Do They? Does Anyone?

A reader sent us the contents of a Better Business Bureau complaint filed against Taco Bell. It describes how a customer tried repeatedly to find out what grade beef Taco Bell uses in its food, and how nobody at the company was able or willing to provide an answer. Not surprisingly, the BBB complaint also went unanswered. Let's just hope they're not sourcing their beef from forklift cattle, which is like downer cattle but has odd prong-shaped bruises on the side. More »

5:28 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Chris Walters
16,099 views, 165 comments

Latest by n/a: Do you think they care what kind of sludge they feed the stoners that roll thru at 2am? more »

leaks

Secret Document Reveals How To Be A Taco Bell Superstar!

If you, like so many grade-school children, dreamed of one day working at Taco Bell, but worried whether you had the technical aptitude to master their complex procedures and delicate processes, study this Taco Bell insider document, snagged by ANIMAL, and possibly the most scintillating of all the leaked materials we have ever posted, and you'll have a leg up on all the former i-bankers clamoring for the same position. Flowchart in full glory, inside... More »

1:58 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Ben Popken
13,940 views, 88 comments

Latest by arachnophilia: OMG. "no further suggestive sell." my respect for taco bell just went up. seriously. more »

Rob, the Director of Public Relations for Taco Bell, writes in to let us know that the nutritional information on the "Fresco Menu" is correct. The nutritional information calculator on Taco Bell's website "inadvertently includes red strips" when it calculates the info for the Fresco Zesty Chicken Border Bowl. The actual bowl contains 8g of fat and 350 calories, as advertised. Rob says: "Appreciate you bringing this to our attention as we are currently working to fix it." [Consumerist]

21 comments

rats

Rat-Infested KFC/Taco Bell Is Now A T-Mobile

Worried about consuming any type of food at the former location of the infamous rat-infested KFC/Taco Bell in New York City? We are too. That's why we're glad to hear that the new tenant is non other than our giant magenta friend, T-Mobile. More »

12:29 PM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Meg Marco
1,906 views, 7 comments

Not Making This Up: The chief operating and development officer of Yum brands, which includes Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silver's and Pizza Hut, is named Mr. Hearl. Mr. Hearl is retiring and will be replaced by Mr. Eaton. Seriously. [Wall Street Journal]

13 comments

sad

Taco Bell Fires 64 Year Old Grandmother Who Once Took A Bullet In A Robbery

Winnie Shilson has worked for Taco Bell for 30 years. She has been robbed at gun point twice, and 9 years ago she took a bullet in the leg when a robber started shooting the Taco Bell's safe. Winnie was fired recently, after two negative performance reviews. She's convinced that Taco Bell wanted to rid themselves of her $45,000 a year salary.
"I bawled for three days after I got fired," she says. "I was the most loyal, dedicated employee they could have. In 30 years, I never called in sick or was late to work. Not once! And I was good at my job. Damn good."
More »

1:28 PM on Fri Nov 9 2007
By Meg Marco
15,155 views, 109 comments

Latest by n/a: This is becoming very typical of Taco Bell. I am aware of a similar situation. The store was robbed at closing and the shift manager was fired. The manager had absolutely nothing to do with the robbery. The thing about more »

free stuff

Boston Red Sox Give You Free Couches, Extra Frequent Flyer Miles, Free Taco Bell

Just a quick video reminder from the Curiously Australian President of Taco Bell, Greg Creed: You can get your free taco from 2-5 today at Taco Bell, thanks to Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red Sox. More »

11:55 AM on Tue Oct 30 2007
By Meg Marco
3,600 views, 18 comments

free stuff

Red Sox's Jacoby Ellsbury Provides You With A Free Taco

Red Sox player Jacoby Ellsbury stole a base last night in Game 2 against the Colorado Rockies, so you'll be getting a free taco from Taco Bell. More »

9:43 AM on Fri Oct 26 2007
By Meg Marco
6,437 views, 29 comments

free stuff

Taco Bell To Give Away Free Tacos If A Base Is Stolen In The World Series

The curiously Australian president of Taco Bell, Greg Creed, has done it again. He's going to give away 1 free "Beef Crunchy Taco" to anyone who wants one if a player from either team steals a base during the World Series. More »

11:10 AM on Mon Oct 22 2007
By Meg Marco
31,584 views, 45 comments

fast food

Taco Bell Returns To Mexico After 15 Years

Taco Bell has plans to open stores in Mexico with the slogan, "Es Otra Cosa," or "It's Something Else." More »

5:58 PM on Wed Oct 10 2007
By Meg Marco
4,161 views, 47 comments

lawsuits

Taco Bell Employee Allegedly Spit, Urinated in Food

A family from Sidney, Iowa has filed suit against the owners of a KFC/Taco Bell after they were served food that was allegedly contaminated by an employee. According to the lawsuit, the couple's 4 year-old son became "violently ill" after being served food that had been contaminated by an employee who "maintained 'special servings'" of food contaminated with urine and saliva so that it could be fed to unsuspecting police officers. More »

1:49 PM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By Meg Marco
3,587 views, 59 comments

surveys

Chain Eateries Failing To Satisfy

According to a recent survey, chain restaurants are failing to satisfy their customers. The survey of over 3,000 people showed across the board performance drops from last year; customer satisfaction for McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Burger King all fell by more than 5%. KFC fell by 8.5%. More »

2:42 PM on Sun May 20 2007
By Carey
1,338 views, 34 comments

infestations

Rat Infested KFC/Taco Bell Closed Forever And Ever

Yum! Brands just issued a press release apologizing once again for that rat infested KFC/Taco Bell in NYC. Further, they confirmed that the rat infested restaurant had served its last customer.
Since the incident, this KFC-Taco Bell restaurant has been closed for business, and it will not reopen.
Done! No more KFC/Taco Bell. It's gone forever and ever. It's been abandoned to the rats who claimed it as their own. More »

3:09 PM on Thu May 3 2007
By Meg Marco
4,216 views, 16 comments

rats

New York City Health Department Takes Blame For Rat Fiasco

New York City's Health Department has taken the blame for the KFC/Taco Bell rat infestation that made national news. (If, though some miracle you haven't seen the footage yet, i.e. you've just come out of a coma or recently regained lost eye-sight, do give it a look. It's worth it.) Anyhow, the inspector who gave a pass to the KFC/Taco Bell has resigned and the Health Department is, like, really sorry and stuff. More »

6:59 PM on Tue Apr 10 2007
By Meg Marco
2,426 views, 14 comments

Latest by Trackback: One of the several things I like about Consumerist is they follow up with stories most people forgot about long ago. Remember the story about the KFC/Taco Bell restaurant in New York City infested by rats? more »

taco bell

Bacon And Egg Burritos: Some Taco Bells Have A Breakfast Menu

Get ready for the Taco Bell Breakfast Menu! The menu consists of 8 items, including a sausage and bacon grilled burrito; a guacamole bacon grilled burrito; a bacon and egg taco; and Bell breakfast potatoes. More »

12:26 PM on Fri Apr 6 2007
By Meg Marco
5,624 views, 38 comments

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