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Massachusetts Court Declares Burritos Not Sandwiches
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I was born with it being St. Louis Bread Co, I will die with it being St. Louis Bread Co
I don't know, but I'll call my friend Reuben. He's one of those food industry experts.
With this legal dispute over whether a burrito is a sandwich, it's kind of interesting to note that burritos, at least as Americans know them, are essentially an American invention. I suppose you could say burritos are to Mexican food what chop suey and chow mein are to Chinese food.
mmm ... but according to the article, this testimony from an "expert witnesss":
sandwich expert said:
Keep in mind that the expert that Qdoba brought in asserted that the burrito is the furthest thing from a sandwich. I would imagine that there are some experts who would comment that the "grain wrapped filling" is enough for a sandwich, or some other similar point. Those are the ones that St. Louis brought in. I just expect that since they lost, any pithy comments from their experts just didn't make it.
Also, what about a crunchy taco where the shell breaks at the hinge - is that a sandwich?
I used to work for Panera bread, and if the one in the lawsuit is the one I am thinking of, my Panera is part of that franchise.
I laughed and laughed all day.
I have nothing really substantive to add here. Except to fuel the "It's Panera, not ST Louis Bread Co" fire, because all my corporate training drilled into our heads that outside St Louis it was Panera Bread, no question.
I laughed and laughed all day.
I have nothing really substantive to add here. Except to fuel the "It's Panera, not ST Louis Bread Co" fire, because all my corporate training drilled into our heads that outside St Louis it was Panera Bread, no question.
nbs, I think the matter of deciding whether or not a burrito is a sandwich is one that is easily answered by common sense. I challenge you to find any food establishment with a menu that includes burritos under a sandwich heading. Not to mention we can also answer the question by picking up a dictionary. I suppose one could find a food industry expert to testify that a burrito is indeed a sandwich, but I think we all know that's pretty mendacious. The reason for this is purely to establish a monopoly. A burrito isn't a sandwich, and they know it.
As a side note, it is kind of ironic that we can find burritos in a Mexican restaurant.
As a side note, it is kind of ironic that we can find burritos in a Mexican restaurant.
Nah, his mother was eating a Reuben sandwich when she went into labor. He's named after the sandwich.
Nah, his mother was eating a Reuben sandwich when she went into labor. He's named after the sandwich.
I don't even want to know if this story is true. Even if it isn't it ought to be.
On an unrelated subject, Blondie's current artist, the son of the original creator, is making a Dagwood sandwich shop chain! It's starting in Florida and spreading, can't wait!
The mall needs food experts to be around to define what a sandwich is? If I was mall administration, I don't think that would have been the 1st thing I'd consider. I would maybe have a lawyer present, at most, and not because of the word sandwich. Why? Common sense. I don't think the case should ever even make it to court because I think the judge would just laugh at this one.
Because it's a sandwich!
The other terms and conditions should be understood, but a sandwich is a sandwich! Do lawyers always try to make things complicated? (rhetorical question, really) Is a won ton also a sandwich? Damn it....no more chinese takeaway! Ice cream sandwiches? Goodbye Dairy Queen!
Exactly.
On the surface, it seems idiotic, but it really is quite valid. This is a big deal to the existing restaurant...do they have to face competition within the mall or not? To most of us, it's obvious that a burrito is not a sandwich. But where do you draw the line? Clearly a club sandwich with three pieces of bread is accepted as a sandwich even though it doesn't meet the usual strict definition of one. What about a wrap? If it has all the innards of a sandwich but is wrapped in a tortilla, is it a sandwich?
there are 3 Jewish Delis in the world, Manny's on Maxwell street in Chicago and New York Bagel and Biali and Kaufman's on Dempster steet in Skokie (a Chicago suburb)
thats true, i have never seen someone selling burritos here in mexico, and i didnt know what a burrito was