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Subway has sent cease and desist letters to mom & pop sandwich shops around the nation demanding that they stop using the word “footlong” to describe anything on their menus that is…footlong. “You are hereby put on notice to cease and desist from using FOOTLONG (TM) association with sandwiches. You must immediately remove all references to FOOTLONG (TM) in association …

Stats guru Nate Silver takes a look at KFC’s infamous Double Down versus other fast food fare. On his chart above, the Double Down is the benchmark by which other items are compared. I’ve created an index based on the amount of fat, sodium and cholesterol that the Double Down and a variety of comparable sandwiches contain as a portion …

Consumerist reports that KFC’s mythical Double Down is no longer mythical. For those coming late to the story, it’s bacon and cheese sandwiched between two pieces of fried chicken. And now, many months later, I’ll finally be able to get my hands on one. KFC announced the decision to go live with the Double Down yesterday, but we weren’t sure …

Today a portable Subway sandwich shop was attached to a crane at Ground Zero where it will rise with the Freedom Tower, ultimately feeding the hardhats at more than 100 stories. Pretty cool.

According to the second annual report from the Center For An Urban Future, the economic downturn has not hurt the number of national chain franchises in New York City, with 53 chains adding a total of 310 outlets and 62 chains closing 245 stores over the last 12 months. The most common stores in the five boroughs: 1. Dunkin’ Donuts …

Thirteen Tim Hortons donut shops opened around Manhattan this morning as Reise Restaurant Group ditches their long-running contract with Dunkin’ Donuts for the maple-flavored Canadian chain. The shops are named for a hockey player that died in a 1974 car accident, just so you know. More in breaking donut-related news as it occurs…

Hardee’s has joined the race to the advertising bottom as every fast food outlet in the country seems to be trying to outdo the last in sexual innuendo.

Burger King’s ad for their “super seven incher” is being described by Entertainment Weekly as “the day that subtlety died.” As you can see here, the woman in said advertisement is about to go down on said Super Seven Incher with a suggestive tagline that uses the word “blow.” Mmhmm, I think it’s safe to assume that such humor will …

The president dropped into a Five Guys burger joint in DC today. I only ever knew about the one in Dupont Circle, which I’ve made a ritual of visiting every time I’m down there – but Dr. Jeff recently clued me in that there’s 400 locations, including three in Manhattan. Field trip this weekend!

After debuting on Oprah’s show on Tuesday, KFC’s free grilled chicken promotion caused their corporate site to crash and spawned near riots at Manhattan outlets. Today the company suspended the promotion because the chain was going to run out of chicken by Mother’s Day, which curiously is their busiest day of the year. Below KFC’s CEO apologizes and offer rain …