How good are sandwiches? In this episode, we discuss the biggest restaurant franchise failure ever.

Sources/ 

https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/brief-history-quiznos-collapse 

https://1851franchise.com/what-happened-to-quiznos-4000-closures-but-theres-still-hope-2720837#stories 

https://www.mashed.com/132827/the-real-reason-why-quiznos-is-disappearing-across-the-country/ 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2015/06/17/is-quiznos-toast/?sh=62fa709822cd 

https://adage.com/article/news/quizno-s-axes-spongmonkey-spokesthings/100023 

https://www.entrepreneur.com/franchise/why-these-3-once-thriving-franchises-have-fallen-on-hard/235379 

https://www.cleveland.com/business/2009/11/quiznos_agrees_to_pay_up_to_95.html 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303722104579240194214517248 

https://tms-outsource.com/blog/posts/what-happened-to-quiznos/ 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0148296396002792 

https://www.theage.com.au/national/super-resize-me-20050612-ge0byw.html 

https://www.distractify.com/p/does-mcdonalds-still-have-salads 

https://phvntom.com/mark-ritson-distinctiveness-doesnt-need-to-come-at-the-cost-of-differentiation/ 

https://marketingscience.info/differentiation-versus-distinctiveness/

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In this week's episode, we conclude our exploration into the failure of Olestra and WOW branded snacks.

Sources

• Nestle, Marion. Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health. Revised and Expanded Edition. University of California Press, 2013. 
• https://www.afr.com/companies/fake-fats-promise-guilt-free-snacks-19900420-kam4s 
• https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Frito-Lay-testing-supermarket-shelves-without-8772823.php 
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra 
• https://escholarship.org/uc/item/48m731w1https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500 
• https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500 

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In this weeks episode we explore the creation and marketing behind Olestra a new fat substitute created by global powerhouse P&G.

Sources

• Nestle, Marion. Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health. Revised and Expanded Edition. University of California Press, 2013. 
• https://www.afr.com/companies/fake-fats-promise-guilt-free-snacks-19900420-kam4s 
• https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Frito-Lay-testing-supermarket-shelves-without-8772823.php 
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra 
• https://escholarship.org/uc/item/48m731w1https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500 
• https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500 

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