What people like: Subway topped a Harris Poll of favorite quick-serve restaurant brands, while Coca-Cola was selected as the favorite carbonated drink, plain M&M’s were the most popular sweet treat, and Blue Moon was the favorite beer. The 2011 Harris Poll EquiTrend study asked more than 25,000 people to rate brands. In other categories, Panera Bread was the favorite casual dining chain, coming in ahead of Carrabba’s and Olive Garden, and Aquafina was the most popular bottled water.
Acclaimed program delayed: AMC says Mad Men is definitely coming back, but the new season won’t air until 2012. The network’s announcement today came amid reports of ongoing negotiations between Lionsgate, the studio that produces the series, and its creator-executive producer, Matthew Weiner. The announcement took note of the delayed start in shooting the new season, which will be the series’ fifth. In the past, Mad Men has aired in the summer or early fall.
