{"id":3962,"date":"2009-02-23T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/02\/are-fajita-wars-the-new-cola-wars.html"},"modified":"2009-02-23T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-23T15:00:00","slug":"are-fajita-wars-the-new-cola-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/02\/are-fajita-wars-the-new-cola-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Fajita Wars the new Cola Wars?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/3296083900\/\" title=\"fajitarevolution by wfyurasko, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3365\/3296083900_5731a6e64a.jpg?resize=500%2C376\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" alt=\"fajitarevolution\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">TYSON&#8217;S CORNER, Va. &#8212; <\/span>On a recent excusion to one of Tysons Corner&#8217;s casual dining restaurants, On the Border,  I learned that it is home to the <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">FAJITA REVOLUTION<\/span>. Apparently, they are revolutionizing the way I enjoy fajitas. I disagree as I had brisket tacos instead. That is not the point though, apparently fajitas are much more serious than I could have possibly imagined. You may recall that On the Border&#8217;s neighbor, Chili&#8217;s, told me I could control my own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/07\/fajita-destiny.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Fajita Destiny<\/span><\/a>. Are fajitas the next conflict in foodstuff marketing, like the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cola_wars\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Cola Wars<\/span><\/a><sup>*<\/sup> of the late 1980s?<\/p>\n<p>I wonder how much further marketers will take this trend. Will be seeing things like Fajita Century, Generation Fajita,  or Fajita Reich?<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\">*My Advertising 320 professor told the class a couple of times, in muted tones, that he was a &#8220;veteran of the Cola Wars.&#8221;<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYSON&#8217;S CORNER, Va. &#8212; On a recent excusion to one of Tysons Corner&#8217;s casual dining restaurants, On the Border, I learned that it is home to the FAJITA REVOLUTION. Apparently, they are revolutionizing the way I enjoy fajitas. I disagree as I had brisket tacos instead. 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