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10-23-2013, 10:30 AM
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Austin is in the midst of a cold war over spicy tacos. And there are even cannons involved.
The taco turf war goes back to last year’s Fun Fun Fun Festival, when promotion company Transmission Events (http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/adview?ai=BetmQBOtnUt7QN-TgwQHm2YHoDZG5jrUEAAAAEAEgADgAWMHr58SCAWDJ1uWM5KTw E4IBF2NhLXB1Yi05NzM2MDkyNjA0Njc3NTE2sgETd3d3LmJpem pvdXJuYWxzLmNvbboBCWdmcF9pbWFnZcgBCdoBZGh0dHA6Ly93 d3cuYml6am91cm5hbHMuY29tL2F1c3Rpbi9ibG9nL2F0LXRoZS 13YXRlcmNvb2xlci8yMDEzLzEwL3RhY28td2Fycy1kdWVsaW5n LWNhbm5vbnMtcHV0Lmh0bWzAAgLgAgDqAhw0NjM1L2J6ai5hdX N0aW4vYXJ0aWNsZV9wYWdl-AKC0h6QA6QDmAPgA6gDAdAEkE7gBAGSBQsIBxABGAEggaTRDaA GIA&sigh=QtXFL7wakrg&adurl=http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imgad/2916436/TOTWInterstitialAmericanGreetings.html?t=10&cT=http%3A//www.bizjournals.com&l=http%3A//www.bizjournals.com/profiles/company/us/tx/austin/transmission_events/3343248) outfitted a T-shirt cannon to fire tacos from Torchy’s Tacos into crowds of frenzied music fans. The stunt garnered lots of press for the festival and Transmission, who had plans to bring the cannon back for the 2013 version of the fest in November.
But they’ll be doing so without Torchy’s, which created its own taco cannon – called the Taco Dream Machine — with plans to use it at store events. Transmission Events officials say they weren't told in advance of Torchy's decision, and expressed some disappointment with their former partner. As a result, Fun Fun Fun Fest crowds will get barraged with Tamale House tacos this year in light of Torchy's decision.
“Everyone knows it’s our idea and I think (Torchy’s) were surprised at how much fun it turned out to be and they wanted to have it year-round,” said James Moody (http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/adview?ai=BetmQBOtnUt7QN-TgwQHm2YHoDZG5jrUEAAAAEAEgADgAWMHr58SCAWDJ1uWM5KTw E4IBF2NhLXB1Yi05NzM2MDkyNjA0Njc3NTE2sgETd3d3LmJpem pvdXJuYWxzLmNvbboBCWdmcF9pbWFnZcgBCdoBZGh0dHA6Ly93 d3cuYml6am91cm5hbHMuY29tL2F1c3Rpbi9ibG9nL2F0LXRoZS 13YXRlcmNvb2xlci8yMDEzLzEwL3RhY28td2Fycy1kdWVsaW5n LWNhbm5vbnMtcHV0Lmh0bWzAAgLgAgDqAhw0NjM1L2J6ai5hdX N0aW4vYXJ0aWNsZV9wYWdl-AKC0h6QA6QDmAPgA6gDAdAEkE7gBAGSBQsIBxABGAEggaTRDaA GIA&sigh=QtXFL7wakrg&adurl=http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imgad/2916436/TOTWInterstitialAmericanGreetings.html?t=10&cT=http%3A//www.bizjournals.com&l=http%3A//www.bizjournals.com/austin/search/results%3Fq%3DJames%2520Moody), co-owner of Transmission, who learned of the Torchy’s cannon this summer. “We’ve publicly checked them on it because it would have been nice to have been informed.”
Representatives from Torchy’s said the company isn’t discussing the matter, other than to say the company is not in competition with Transmission Events.http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/at-the-watercooler/2013/10/taco-wars-dueling-cannons-put.html
(http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/at-the-watercooler/2013/10/taco-wars-dueling-cannons-put.html?s=image_gallery)
Austin is in the midst of a cold war over spicy tacos. And there are even cannons involved.
The taco turf war goes back to last year’s Fun Fun Fun Festival, when promotion company Transmission Events (http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/adview?ai=BetmQBOtnUt7QN-TgwQHm2YHoDZG5jrUEAAAAEAEgADgAWMHr58SCAWDJ1uWM5KTw E4IBF2NhLXB1Yi05NzM2MDkyNjA0Njc3NTE2sgETd3d3LmJpem pvdXJuYWxzLmNvbboBCWdmcF9pbWFnZcgBCdoBZGh0dHA6Ly93 d3cuYml6am91cm5hbHMuY29tL2F1c3Rpbi9ibG9nL2F0LXRoZS 13YXRlcmNvb2xlci8yMDEzLzEwL3RhY28td2Fycy1kdWVsaW5n LWNhbm5vbnMtcHV0Lmh0bWzAAgLgAgDqAhw0NjM1L2J6ai5hdX N0aW4vYXJ0aWNsZV9wYWdl-AKC0h6QA6QDmAPgA6gDAdAEkE7gBAGSBQsIBxABGAEggaTRDaA GIA&sigh=QtXFL7wakrg&adurl=http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imgad/2916436/TOTWInterstitialAmericanGreetings.html?t=10&cT=http%3A//www.bizjournals.com&l=http%3A//www.bizjournals.com/profiles/company/us/tx/austin/transmission_events/3343248) outfitted a T-shirt cannon to fire tacos from Torchy’s Tacos into crowds of frenzied music fans. The stunt garnered lots of press for the festival and Transmission, who had plans to bring the cannon back for the 2013 version of the fest in November.
But they’ll be doing so without Torchy’s, which created its own taco cannon – called the Taco Dream Machine — with plans to use it at store events. Transmission Events officials say they weren't told in advance of Torchy's decision, and expressed some disappointment with their former partner. As a result, Fun Fun Fun Fest crowds will get barraged with Tamale House tacos this year in light of Torchy's decision.
“Everyone knows it’s our idea and I think (Torchy’s) were surprised at how much fun it turned out to be and they wanted to have it year-round,” said James Moody (http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/adview?ai=BetmQBOtnUt7QN-TgwQHm2YHoDZG5jrUEAAAAEAEgADgAWMHr58SCAWDJ1uWM5KTw E4IBF2NhLXB1Yi05NzM2MDkyNjA0Njc3NTE2sgETd3d3LmJpem pvdXJuYWxzLmNvbboBCWdmcF9pbWFnZcgBCdoBZGh0dHA6Ly93 d3cuYml6am91cm5hbHMuY29tL2F1c3Rpbi9ibG9nL2F0LXRoZS 13YXRlcmNvb2xlci8yMDEzLzEwL3RhY28td2Fycy1kdWVsaW5n LWNhbm5vbnMtcHV0Lmh0bWzAAgLgAgDqAhw0NjM1L2J6ai5hdX N0aW4vYXJ0aWNsZV9wYWdl-AKC0h6QA6QDmAPgA6gDAdAEkE7gBAGSBQsIBxABGAEggaTRDaA GIA&sigh=QtXFL7wakrg&adurl=http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imgad/2916436/TOTWInterstitialAmericanGreetings.html?t=10&cT=http%3A//www.bizjournals.com&l=http%3A//www.bizjournals.com/austin/search/results%3Fq%3DJames%2520Moody), co-owner of Transmission, who learned of the Torchy’s cannon this summer. “We’ve publicly checked them on it because it would have been nice to have been informed.”
Representatives from Torchy’s said the company isn’t discussing the matter, other than to say the company is not in competition with Transmission Events.http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/at-the-watercooler/2013/10/taco-wars-dueling-cannons-put.html