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Court rules Subway sandwiches too sugary to meet legal definition of ‘bread’ (Ireland)
New York Post ^
| September 30, 2020
| Natalie O'Neill
Posted on 09/30/2020 1:34:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Irelands highest court isnt sweet on tax breaks for footlongs.
The countrys Supreme Court ruled that the starch used in Subway sandwiches is too sugary to meet the definition of bread a legal distinction that would have saved the firm some dough.
In deciding whether to give the fast-food chain a tax break for serving a staple food item, the five-judge panel ruled that the breads sugar-to-flour content is roughly five times too high to qualify, according to the Irish Independent.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: bread; bribery; corruption; dietandcuisine; europeanunion; eussr; fartyshadesofgreen; fourthreich; ireland; subway; sugar; taxexempt
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To: nickcarraway
Ireland,once a proud and decent country,has become just another tawdry little European cesspool since they've joined the European Union.
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posted on
09/30/2020 3:53:47 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(Thanks To Biden Voters Oregon Is Now A Battleground State!)
To: nickcarraway
The local Subway here went out of business 3 years ago. Mold in the cooler was the reason given. It has since been re-opened by a Mom and Pop owned breakfast and lunch restaurant and doing rather well. That said, the local Blimpie’s just closed down after 2 years of absolutely awful products...
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posted on
09/30/2020 3:56:09 PM PDT
by
snuffy smiff
(Build the Wall and build it tall, then build a gallows and hang them ALL!)
To: nickcarraway
My wife pointed out that “Irish Soda Bread” is much sweeter than the rolls at Subway.
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posted on
09/30/2020 4:21:15 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Dr. Sivana
I had never drank beer until three years ago (I’m 55 now). I finally started on a trip to Germany. A vendor was offering samples and I told him that I didn’t like beer. He convinced me to try it and I was shocked! I recall asking “Is this what beer is supposed to taste like?”
I’ve liked almost every European beer I’ve tried so far. But there was one in Poland called Angry Duck that was nasty! I’ve even tried a couple Asian beers that were good.
I can stomach a few American beers but for the most part I just go without.
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posted on
09/30/2020 4:29:09 PM PDT
by
rfreedom4u
(The root word of vigilante is vigilant!)
To: irishjuggler
I go to subway on occasion to remind me why I don’t got there any more. Their bread tastes like it needs more time in the oven and the meats are the worst.
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posted on
09/30/2020 4:44:48 PM PDT
by
rllngrk33
(The only thing goverment does efficiently is waste taxpayer money.)
To: attiladhun2
I used to be sort of “loyal” to it because it was the Dublin brand and my mother’s family is from Dublin. I also used to live in the town where the Guinness family castle is and where the stuff was first brewed.
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posted on
09/30/2020 5:59:20 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Dr. Sivana
I remember Tuborg from the Irish pubs, but mostly from the ashtrays with their logo on there . . .
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posted on
09/30/2020 6:01:14 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Dr. Sivana; rfreedom4u
Budweiser = six(6) bottles x 1 Clydesdale + 1 funnel.
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posted on
09/30/2020 6:46:54 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
To: rllngrk33
I go to subway on occasion to remind me why I dont got there any more. Their bread tastes like it needs more time in the oven and the meats are the worst.
I grew up near the first franchised Subway in Wallingford, Connecticut. The horrible joke is that Connecticut is filled with Italian delis that make exceptional grinders. However, Subway got some of our business because they had very aggressive 2 for 1 offers, and for it central location near the train station. They also got a lot of business from late night potheads as the only places open late in Wallingford in those days was Subway and Mr. Donut.
These days, there is a Subway just a little down Route 5 from the original franchise, but people who really like submarine sandwiches go to Rosa's Deli (when they are open) practically across the street.
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posted on
09/30/2020 7:12:19 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Olog-hai
Then you too must share my opinion of the brew, at least in part.
To: Dr. Sivana
Put any beer in the freezer till it ices up a little when you open it, and it tastes like the finest Bavarian lager, at least after you drink 2 or 3 or 4.
To: attiladhun2
I dont know which type of the stout youre familiar with, if its the draft (with the creamy texture) or the export stout (with the stronger coffee-like taste). And of course I dont have goat urine taste as a reference for comparison 😌 but I leave those alone in general these days.
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posted on
10/01/2020 12:07:46 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
Not being a connisuer of urine, I still believe Guiness does taste a bit like goat piss smells, being an olfactory “observer” of such things, in a manner of speaking.
To: nickcarraway
They can keep calling it bread. They just won’t get the staple food tax reduction.
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posted on
10/01/2020 12:48:29 AM PDT
by
Krosan
To: Dr. Sivana
American or the original Czech version?
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posted on
10/01/2020 5:48:47 AM PDT
by
Unassuaged
(I have shocking data relevant to the conversation!)
To: Unassuaged
American or the original Czech version?
American. I recall it was originally marketed to American servicemen who wanted a "comfort beer". Eventually, they saw a broader marketing opportunity and went to the EU and basically the end result is that the German Beer Purity laws are unenforceable.
Over time, the whole idea of "truth in labeling laws" becomes the OPPOSITE of what they are supposed to be. That's why what used to be called Imitation flavor is now labeled with the flavor name prominently, with a tiny "artificially flavored" added. And why there is something called "non-fat Half & Half".
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posted on
10/01/2020 6:49:56 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Dr. Sivana
Thanks.
I had a Czech friend who was so insulted by what was called Budweiser in the US that he brought back some from Czech Republic (where the name was ‘stolen’ from). - as I recall, it was quite good and nothing like USA Bud.
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posted on
10/01/2020 10:59:21 AM PDT
by
Unassuaged
(I have shocking data relevant to the conversation!)
To: Unassuaged
I had a Czech friend who was so insulted by what was called Budweiser in the US that he brought back some from Czech Republic (where the name was stolen from). - as I recall, it was quite good and nothing like USA Bud.
If I recall, the Budweiser that came to this country actually changed the brew to appeal to local tastes and available crops (for instance, including rice).
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posted on
10/01/2020 11:09:08 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
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