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Andrew Mason Exits Groupon With One of the Best Goodbye Emails Ever Ousted after bad earnings report

Give Andrew Mason credit. He came in like a smart aleck, and that's the way he's going out. The Groupon founder was fired from the company's CEO position today after a…

February 28, 2013, 5:23 PM EST

Smoke-Free, No Reservations What's the famed restaurateur Joe Bastianich doing pitching a nicotine patch that's sold at Walmart?

Plenty of big companies boast a celebrity endorser these days, but GlaxoSmithKline scored a coup when it recently signed restaurateur and vintner Joe Bastianich, who runs world-famous restaurants including Manhattan’s…

January 22, 2013, 5:36 AM EST

How Red Robin Bought Priceless PR for $11.50 Secret recipe: 'MOM 2 BEE GOOD LUC'

It doesn't cost much for a brand to polish its image and generate lots of positive media attention. In fact, $11.50 will get you a ton of it. That's the…

January 10, 2013, 8:21 AM EST

Humans Celebrate Arrival of McDonald's Chicken Asteroid From Outer Space A friendly interloper for a change

Whatever propaganda McDonald's Canada is spewing about the origins of the chain's food, McDonald's U.K. knows the real truth—it's cooked up on another planet and hurled Earthward, where humans embrace…

January 9, 2013, 12:37 PM EST

Trade Your Homosexuality for a Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich! Two guys manage to redeem prank coupon

Here's a decent deal if you're gay, but you still somehow love Chick-fil-A: Renounce your homosexuality, and get a free chicken sandwich! The prank promotion, playing off Chick-fil-A CEO Dan…

January 8, 2013, 12:03 PM EST

KFC Apologizes for Serving Chicken Brain and/or Kidney to U.K. Student Body part is unclear; revulsion is not

KFC food is often described as nasty, but no one will want to double down on this particular menu item. The fast-food chain has apologized to a U.K. student who…

January 7, 2013, 5:06 PM EST

McDonald's 60-Second Meals in Japan Aren't Going So Well Timer on the counter isn't helping quality

In Japan, McDonald's apparently has a reputation for consistent quality and efficiency. But those traits are clearly in jeopardy, thanks to the burger chain's new pledge there to serve your…

January 7, 2013, 3:57 PM EST

Taco Bell Agrees to Send Facebook Fan a Custom 'Think Outside the Buns' Speedo High-school swimmer asks, and shall receive

Taco Bell's Twitter feed is notoriously lively. Whoever's manning its Facebook page is a bit of a wiseacre, too, but not in a bad way. When a high-school swimmer from…

January 7, 2013, 12:18 PM EST

Why a Popular Soup Chain Called a Woman the C-Word in a Mass Email Hale and Hearty CEO says account was hacked

Soup restaurant chain Hale and Hearty had to deal with a hot and steaming bucket of something yesterday, but it wasn't broccoli cheddar. In a bizarre email sent to customers…

October 24, 2012, 9:20 AM EDT

New Hooters Ad as Obnoxious and Puerile as You'd Expect Jody Hill can't find magic with puppets

Eastbound & Down is a funny show. So, you'd think its co-creator, Jody Hill, might have done a better job directing this new Hooters commercial from ad agency Fitzgerald+CO. Instead,…

August 10, 2012, 11:08 AM EDT

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