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The week in ideas, July 22, 2011

Taco Bell expanded on its charitable work with teens, sending them cross country to learn work skills. A New York chef pushes back against Meatless Mondays. A Texas couple goes Whataburger crazy. And Tim Zagat lays out the new rules of dining etiquette.

The Asian quick-service powerhouse says it wants a big but underdeveloped regional brand.

The burger chain has reduced daily breakfast hours while it sorts out supply issues resulting from the avian flu outbreak.

The pizza chain will be led by Michael Poates.

Restaurants “get” the impact of Latino consumers, a Hispanic-media trade group says.

The chain says it has secured additional egg supply after an avian flu-induced shortage caused it to pare the hours during which egg-based breakfast items were served.

The impact of the avian flu on supply has forced operators to rethink their sourcing and menu items.

Some consumers are threatening to boycott the chain for forbidding customers to openly carry weapons in the chain’s 780 restaurants.

The disruption of the egg supply has come home to roost, but ingenuity in sourcing has kept operators from yanking eggs off menus.

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