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HARDEE’S TO HEAR FROM 3 SHOPS
LOS ANGELES-Hardee’s Food Systems, Rocky Mount, N.C., on Feb. 26 will hear presentations from three finalists: Angotti, Thomas, Hedge and Publicis/Bloom, both New York, and The Leap Partnership, Chicago, said Jim Bishoff of Strategics, the Los Angeles consultancy assisting in the review. A decision will follow shortly thereafter, he said.
EL POLLO POKES FUN AT TACO BELL’S CHIHUAHUA
LOS ANGELES-Comedian Paul Rodriguez warns a chihuahua of the consequences of eating too many tacos in a new TV spot from Foote, Cone & Belding’s Los Angeles office for fast-food chain El Pollo Loco.