Those processed, frozen beef burgers that America has been putting up with since fast food chains perfected standardization just aren’t cutting it anymore. For years (since 1948, actually) the West Coast has enjoyed In-N-Out Burger’s fresh, never frozen burgers and hand cut fries with a cult-like devotion. While the West Coast has been savoring and bragging about a regional favorite, the East Coast has had to suffer -until now.
While flipping through a Zagat guide for the DC area, you would be surprised to find that the highest rated burger place is a regional chain called Five Guys Burgers and Fries. [...]
September 8, 2008
Peep Insights: A New Breed of Burger Chains in America
July 21, 2008
Peep Insights: The Impact of the Olympics on France and French Brands
Since the incident in April, when the Olympic torch was extinguished by Pro-Tibet protestors in Paris, Chinese consumers have responded with boycotts of popular French brands like Carrefour and Dior. Adding to the anti-French sentiment have been threats by Nicolas Sarkozy of boycotting the opening ceremony of the Olympic games in August as well as the possibility of Sarkozy meeting with the Dalai Lama during a conference on Buddhism in France.
The WSJ recently reported that Sarkozy will attend the Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony in August, but what about all of the damage that has already been done? In June, the [...]




