Carl's Jr. stops mobster ads after complaints

CARPINTERIA Calif. Carl's Jr. has discontinued an ad campaign for its Chicken Parmesan Sandwich after the mob-theme promotions drew protests from two Italian-American advocacy groups. Late last week the California Italian-American Task Force and the National Italian-American Federation praised CKE's decision not to extend the media buy for ads, which were developed by agency Mendelsohn Zien. The commercials for the new sandwich, which ran prominently during the World Series, ...

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