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In 1987 American Airlines removed the olive from its salads and saved $40,000 a year ever since

Random FactsCuriousOneairlines, American, individuals, money, olives, removed, salad, savedComment
In 1987 American Airlines removed the olive from its salads and saved $40,000 a year ever since
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Feb. 18, 2003 — It’s impossible to talk about cutting airline costs without mentioning Bob Crandall, the firebrand former chief of American Airlines. And so, let us revive the olive story. Most notorious among Crandall’s legendary cost-cutting was his idea to remove an olive from each salad served to passengers. A tiny garnish would never be missed, the reasoning went, and savings amounted to at least $40,000 a year.@Curionic

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