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🗓️ 11 July 2023
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Today is Tuesday, July 11, and we're looking at Taco Bell vs. Taco John's.
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1:07.8 | Well, folks, it's Tuesday, and for those of us who will use any excuse to eat tacos, |
1:12.5 | that means only one thing. It's Taco Tuesday. But as it turns out, that term is actually owned by |
1:19.6 | a restaurant chain called Taco Johns. A Taco Johns is a regional chain with about 400 restaurants |
1:26.4 | and franchises, mostly in the Midwest and mountain regions of the country. |
1:30.0 | The chain's parent company, Spicy Seasonings, has owned the trademark on the phrase Taco Tuesday for more than three decades. |
1:37.9 | Back in May, Taco John's biggest competitor, that would be Taco Bell, you may have heard of it, objected to anyone owning the |
1:45.1 | phrase. Taco Bell launched a campaign to quote, free Taco Tuesday, arguing that it's a commonly |
1:50.8 | used term that others, including restaurants, should be able to use, presumably in their |
1:54.8 | advertising and marketing, right? Well, the company even invoked LeBron James to help with the effort, |
1:59.9 | airing a commercial starring the basketball superstar called Taco Bleep. |
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