(FranchisePick.Com)  Great headline courtesy of The Advocate.
It refers, of course, to the great Baton Rouge Taco War of 2008 between burrito factions Taco Del Mar, Salsaritas, Izzo’s Illegal Burrito and the locally owned Zippy’s.

“California-based Del Taco announced plans for 12 new restaurants in central Louisiana, including Baton Rouge, Alexandria and Lake Charles.
Del Taco, the nation’s second-largest Mexican quick-service chain, made the announcement in a press release speculating whether Louisiana “is the site for what could become the next ‘taco war’ — a battle for supremacy among the biggest players in the Mexican fast-food niche.”
That was apparently a reference to Seattle-based …read more

(FranchisePick.com franchise blog) FranchisePick.Com pic of the day is from Jameica:
Lenin Contemplates a Burrito.
Taken at a Seattle Taco Del Mar.
Taco Del Mar is a Seattle-based fast food mexican concept in the tradition of Chipotle
FranchisePick.com status: Controversial.
Fast Facts: Taco Del Mar was founded in 1992 and now numbers more than 270 stores nationwide. Opening a Taco Del Mar requires an investment between $150,000 and $250,000, he said. Franchisees receive 17 days of training and help with site selection. The company charges a $23,000 fee for the first franchise and $15 for all additional locations. Franchisees …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) What began as the dream of owning a thriving fast food franchise restaurant has ended in bizarre story of arson & suicide, leaving a retail area in ruins, one man badly burned and facing charges, a franchise owner dead by her own hand, a husband without his wife or business, and three children without a mother.
According to The Province:
The [Taco Del Mar] fast-food, taco-and-burrito outlet exploded Feb. 13. The blast at 686 West Broadway also destroyed an adjacent Starbucks, damaged other nearby businesses, blew debris across the six-lane roadway and sent shattered glass flying hundreds of metres.”It …read more