A wiley time at Quizno's

Posted Apr 5th 2007 12:43PM by Beth Gaston Moon
Filed under: Bad News, Consumer Experience

Mmm, mmm, mmm . . . furry! First there were rats spotted at a Manhattan KFC/Taco Bell, owned by Yum Brands (NYSE: YUM). Not to be outdone by its east-coast rivals, a downtown Chicago-area quick eatery (a Quiznos, to be precise) was invaded by a coyote.

Patrons of the sandwich shop, open for business when the befanged friend burst onto the scene, were surprised to see the animal stroll in and recline in a cooler stocked with cold beverages. The manager was relieved to note that "It wasn't aggressive at all . . . it was just looking around."

Veterinarians will examine the animal and, if he is found to be healthy, release him into the wild.

Quiznos is the number-two sandwich chain in the world (trailing Subway), parented by privately held Quiznos Master LLC.

Beth Gaston Moon is an analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research.

Tags: animals, chicago, fast food, FastFood, quiznos, YUM

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4-05-2007 @ 10:27PM

BillyOceansEleven said...

I don't think you can put the coyote in the same category as the rats in Taco Bell. Rats (especially that many) indicate a complete disregard for cleanliness and represents a true health hazard to patrons. A coyote wandering in only indicates that the place smells appetizing to an animal or someone left the door open at the wrong time allowing the critter to come in. Once the coyote was removed, I wouldn't hesitate to eat in that restaurant again, while I doubt I could ever go near the Taco Bell that had been infested with rats.