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McDonald's asks suppliers to stop using hog crates
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - McDonald's Corp. said Monday it will require its U.S. pork suppliers to provide plans by May to phase out crates that tightly confine pregnant sows, a move that one animal rights group predicted would have "a seismic impact" on the...Tags: Ecosystems, Hormel Foods Corporation, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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Illinois Holocaust & Education Center Hosts Humanitarian Awards Dinner
Staff reporterThe Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center will host its 2012 Humanitarian Awards Dinner on March 6, 2012 at 5:30 pm at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. This event aims to garner support for the Museum's ongoing educational mission and celebrate the lives...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Charity, Chicago, Museums
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Former McDonald's executive keeps food flowing as chief of Northern Illinois Food Bank
For years Pete Schaefer was an executive at McDonald's Corp., jetting back and forth to booming markets in Asia. Today, he runs the Northern Illinois Food Bank, and a road trip to Rockford counts as a notable departure.
Going from a multibillion-dollar...Tags: Unemployment, Hobbies, Baby Products, Corporate Officers, Ronald McDonald House Charities
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Corporations don't make our decisions about food
Is it the corporations or our personal laxity? “But we should be careful in heaping praise on corporations for simply reducing the scope of the problem they continue to create,” said Kelle Louaillier, executive director of Corporate Accountability...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Liver, Human Body, Health
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Healthy fork in the road
Tribune staff reporterAs consumers increasingly ask for healthier fare, the company that operates Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants said Thursday that it will cut salt and calories across its menus by 10 percent over the next five years and 20 percent over the next...Tags: Red Lobster, New York University, Salt, Chicago Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Mississippi Most Obese State, Colorado Least
Reuters reporterThe number of obese U.S. adults rose in 16 states in the last year, helping to push obesity rates in a dozen states above 30 percent, according to a report released on Thursday. By that measure, Mississippi is the fattest state in the union with an adult...Tags: Mississippi, Overweight, Food Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Washington, DC
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The McRib Makes a McComeback
Staff WriterThe McRib, the pork sandwich that likes to play hard to get, is coming back. McDonald's plans to announce Monday that the sandwich, usually available only when individual restaurants feel like making it, will be sold at all U.S. locations through Nov....Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Facebook, Sandwiches, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Do you want apples with that? McDonald's to put apple slices in every Happy Meal
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's Corp. is adding apples to all its Happy Meals and launching a nutrition-focused mobile phone app as part of a broader health push. The changes underscore how the restaurant industry is reacting to the demands of customers...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Apples, Hamburgers
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Central Florida's Top Employers 2011: McDonald's Corp.
Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., McDonald's Corp. (ticker symbol MCD) has fast-food restaurants around the world. 2011 rank: 6 2010 rank: 7 Full-time employees in 2011: NA Part-time employees in 2011: NA Total employees in 2011: 10,272 Total...Tags: Employees, Oak Brook, Career and Workplace
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Subways outnumber McDonald's worldwide
Subway now has more restaurants worldwide than McDonald's. The sandwich chain surpassed the world's largest hamburger chain in terms of number of stores in the U.S. in 2002 and now it has taken the global lead. Subway had 33,749 restaurants...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Human Interest
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Higher food prices ahead after corn reserves sink
Americans should brace for higher food prices this year now that demand for corn has pushed U.S. supplies to their lowest point in 15 years. Higher projected orders from the ethanol industry sent corn futures soaring Wednesday, as corn supplies became...Tags: Renewable Energy, Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Market and Exchange, Weather Warnings
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