Am I glad I don't go for fast food. larry
-- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 8:08 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: OT: Fast Food mish-mash > > > ok kids, pop quiz: > > do you really know where your fast food profits go? > > you get a point if you knew that Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and > Kentucky Fried > Chicken are all owned by the same company, Tri Con Global. > another point if you knew that Tri Con bought the 3 chains > when they were > spun off by PepsiCo. > > another point if you know that this haute cuisine > conglomerate is now buying > the Long John Silver's and A&W Root Beer chains. > > yet another point if you know their new corporate name - Yum! > Inc. (matches > their ticker symbol). > > The whole point is "co-branding" - 2 brands under the same > roof, e.g. Taco > Bell and Long John Silver's, so if the parents and the kids > want different > food there can still be family peace. This is also faster > and cheaper than > searching for another site and going through the permit > approvals process. > > Gee, between YUM, McDonalds, and Burger King, there aren't many other > players anymore. > > (BTW extra credit if you knew that McDonalds owns Boston Market.) > > -Ben > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
