Taco Bell, Pizza Hut to Boot Artificial Ingredients
Filed under: Company News, Advertising & Marketing, Food & Beverage, Restaurants, Consumer Issues Steve Helber/AP By CANDICE CHOI NEW YORK — Taco Bell and Pizza Hut say they’re getting rid of artificial colors and flavors, making them the latest big food companies scrambling to distance themselves from ingredients people might find unappetizing. Instead of “black pepper flavor,” for instance, Taco Bell will start using actual black pepper in its seasoned beef, says Liz Matthews, the chain’s chief food innovation officer. Boot.getJS({ src:’http://api.dailyfinance.com/dailyfinance/?service=mycourses&rf=http://learn.dailyfinance.com&callback=DAILYFINANCE.wssInlineCourse&courseId=908′, defer:’load’ }); The Mexican-style chain also says the artificial dye Yellow No. 6 will be removed from its nacho cheese, Blue No. 1 will be removed from its avocado
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