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Junk Food Crossbreeds (UPDATE)

Taco Bell and Doritos Join Forces to Make Doritos Locos Tacos

— March 30, 2012 — Lifestyle
The Doritos Locos Tacos is made for the ultimate lover of junk food. This mashup is an ingenious idea to add a little kick to your tacos. Doritos and Taco Bell collaborated to create a junk food frenzy that has many people salivating.

If you're a hardcore soft taco lover, the Doritos Locos Tacos will change your mind. Taco Bell revitalized its products when it claimed to have upgraded the so-called meat; regardless, I'd still take a ride through Taco Bell's drive-thru to wolf down this insane junk food crossbreed.

It's Taco Bell on the inside and Doritos on the outside -- a combination that is hard to beat. For those who haven't heard of Doritos Locos Tacos, you're missing out on a seriously indulgent dish!
Trend Themes
1. Junk Food Crossbreeds - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring new fusion food combinations for the ultimate indulgence.
2. Ingenious Food Collaborations - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Partnering with different food brands to create unique and tantalizing products.
3. Revitalizing Fast Food Offerings - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Reinventing traditional fast food menu items to attract new customers.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating bold and unexpected food and beverage combinations to cater to adventurous consumer tastes.
2. QSR (quick Service Restaurant) - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with popular snack brands to introduce exciting limited-edition menu items and drive customer engagement.
3. Snack Food - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experimenting with unconventional cross-category product collaborations to enhance snacking experience and boost sales.
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