When it comes to the World Series, it seems everyone is rooting for a different team, but there's one thing that all of America can get behind: free
tacos.
Mexican fast food chain
Taco Bell's "Steal a Base, Steal a Taco" campaign is
back again this year. The promotion, which the
fast food chain first launched last year, gives out free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Tacos to all customers if and when a player from any team during any game captures the first stolen base of the 2008 World Series.
Yesterday,
Burger King announced that all of its restaurants in the US and Canada have made the switch to
cooking with trans fat free oils. The second most popular fast food chain also announced that all of its menu items, including baked goods, will contain zero grams of trans fat by Nov. 1 — earlier than the company anticipated.
Taco Bell is adding to the annual hype surrounding the World Series by launching its "Steal a Base, Steal a Taco" promotion. After the first base is stolen in the championship series, the company will give a free taco to anyone in the United States who wants one. According to the
article from
Reuters: There has been at least one stolen base in every World Series matchup since 1990.
Is it just me, or is there something a little bit odd about
Taco Bell reopening in Mexico? In a country where a great, inexpensive taqueria is never too far away, is there really room for a fast food taco giant? Actually make that a "tacostadas" giant; the signature hardshell tacos have been renamed as a play on the word "tostada."
