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California Tortilla rolls out customer-named Taco Tornado Burrito

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — Potomac, Maryland-based California Tortilla’s latest limited-time menu item is the Taco Tornado Burrito, a cheeseburger/burrito mash-up.

Earlier this year, California Tortilla posted the ingredients that would be used in the new menu item on social media and asked followers for name suggestions.

Taco Tornado Burrito, suggested by Instagram user and Pennsylvania State University student Rachel Jones, beat out two other finalists: Baja Beef Burrito and Cheeseburg-rito.

Jones gets credited on all marketing materials for the new item.

The Taco Tornado Burrito’s ingredients are rice, taco beef, Queso, pickled jalapeños, avocado, Screamin’ Sauce, salsa and lettuce. It’s $7.99. There’s a small version for $7.19. Bacon is a dollar more.

“At California Tortilla, we’re known for our experimentation with global flavors and unique specialty menu offerings that our customers look forward to several times a year,” said California Tortilla Chief Operating Officer Keith Goldman.

It will be available through Jan. 13.

California Tortilla, founded in 2002, is in expansion mode.

It has about 50 locations, including three in Qatar, and plans to reach 100 locations by 2021.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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