Fast Food

Oh, This Is Fattening? Teens Ignore Fast Food Calorie Counts

Tue, 28 May 2013 18:40:00 +0000

"Make that a large fry and Coke!"

This is what came out of my 13-year-old son's mouth this weekend on the way back from a camping trip.

After I'd ordered him a kids' meal at the drive-thru, he interjected to change the order. (I let it go, this time, since he's lean and we don't frequently eat fast food.)

But think of those extra calories.

9-Year-Old Girl Chastises McDonald's CEO

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:14:00 +0000

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

And our last word in business today, quite a tongue lashing for McDonald's.

This 9-Year-Old Girl Told McDonald's CEO: Stop Tricking Kids

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:47:00 +0000

It's not every day that a 9-year-old girl chastises the CEO of one of the world's biggest fast-food chains.

Yet that's exactly what young Hannah Robertson did Thursday morning at McDonald's annual shareholders meeting in Chicago. When the meeting opened up to questions, Hannah was first up at the mic with a pointed criticism.

"It would be nice if you stopped trying to trick kids into wanting to eat your food all the time," she told McDonald's CEO Don Thompson.

Ouch.

Hannah, a native of Kelowna, British Columbia, didn't get to Chicago on her own, of course.

Chuck E. Cheese Slims Down Along With Restaurant's Profits

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:51:00 +0000

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning. I'm David Greene. If you're like me you remember some great birthdays at Chuck E. Cheese. The mascot at the pizza joint, an oversized rodent, gave the best birthday hugs. But these days Chuck E. is just not himself. It looks like he's been on a major diet. The restaurant chain has had a few tough years.

Let's just say their profits have been thinning. And as part of a new marketing strategy, so has Chuck E. I guess if cheese won't help you lose weight, shareholders will. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

Mon Dieu! Fast Food Now Rules In France

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:24:00 +0000

When it comes to culinary matters, France, in many minds, is synonymous with fine dining. So it might surprise you that, for the first time, sales at fast food chains have overtaken those at traditional restaurants in the country that gave us the word gastronomie.

That's according to an annual survey of consumer spending, traffic and other restaurant data conducted by Gira Conseil, a food consultancy firm.