In September 2002, McDonald's issued the following Press Release: McDonald's USA Announces Significant Reduction of Trans Fatty Acids with Improved Cooking Oil. Reduction Is Major Step Toward Goal of Eliminating Trans Fats From Cooking Oil. OAK BROOK, Illinois. McDonald's USA announced today a significant reduction of trans fatty acids (TFAs) in its fried menu items with the introduction of improved cooking oil in all of its 13,000 restaurants -- a major step toward McDonald's goal...
News > Fortune 500 McDonald's hit with fat lawsuit Public interest group says fast-food chain broke promise to reduce fat used to cook french fries. July 9, 2004: 8:32 AM EDT NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - A public interest group is suing McDonald's, charging the fast food chain with false advertising due to its promise in 2002 that it would cut the "bad" fat used in its cooking process. The group BanTransFats.com, Inc., a California not-for-profit group, filed ...
29/04/03 . n/a . Sacramento Bee . USA Jury awards former franchise owner $16.5 million in McDonald's suit POMONA, Calif. (AP) - A jury has awarded a former McDonald's franchise owner $16.5 million, agreeing with her claims that the fast-food giant defrauded her when it pressured her to sell her outlets. Sandra Darling, 58, of Newport Beach, was awarded $6.5 million in compensatory damages on Monday and $10 million in punitive damages Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior ...
McDonalds Loses Legal Fight Against MacNoodles 2004-09-20 @ 12:21:50 McDonalds Loses Legal Fight Against MacNoodlesU.S. fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. lost a legal battle in Singapore Monday to stop a food company from distributing products named MacNoodles, MacTea and MacChocolate The world's largest fast-food company said Singapore-based Future Enterprises Pte Ltd. had copied McDonald's trademarks when registering its products in 1995. The High Court dismissed the case in April but M...
Am I eating right? Zeus 1 Sep 20, 03:14 PM [ Reply ] I'm female, 5'7, 345 pounds, 6 big macs a day, 2 supersized, 4 large meals. And for breakfast, 2 big breakfast meals. Ohhh yes, that delicious real egg that's cooked to prefection, those slow-cooked homemade pancakes, and lose delicious yummy yummy yummy greasy fatty hash browns. Also for breakfast I order 3 extra hash browns per meal and for lunch 2 supersized fries. Also 2 cokes per meal (supersized). And for dessert I prefer 3 large ...
Am I eating right? Zeus 1 Sep 20, 03:14 PM [ Reply ] I'm female, 5'7, 345 pounds, 6 big macs a day, 2 supersized, 4 large meals. And for breakfast, 2 big breakfast meals. Ohhh yes, that delicious real egg that's cooked to prefection, those slow-cooked homemade pancakes, and lose delicious yummy yummy yummy greasy fatty hash browns. Also for breakfast I order 3 extra hash browns per meal and for lunch 2 supersized fries. Also 2 cokes per meal (supersized). And for dessert I prefer 3 large ...
The Olsens advertise McDonaldsfrom Ireland OnLine19/09/2004 - 15:50:18 Hollywood twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have disgusted fans by advertising fast food franchise McDonald's - two months after Mary-Kate checked out of rehabilitation for an eating disorder.The New York Minute duo appear on posters for the French division of McDonald's promoting burgers and chips despite the brunette twin, 18, spending six weeks in an undisclosed medical centre for anorexia from June to July.Images of th...
The new mcdonalds commerical Zeus 1 Sep 19, 12:00 PM [ Reply ] Has anyone seen it? It shows a mother that can't get her kids to leave the playground, so she airs out an old mcdonalds bag and the kiddies come running to the car. Amazing how low mcdonalds is willing to go to hook the kids on their fattining crappy food. And another thing, why do they always show cool skinny people that are like really active eating their food, but never fatsos sitting on a couch watching tv saying "I'm ...
The new mcdonalds commerical Zeus 1 Sep 19, 12:00 PM [ Reply ] Has anyone seen it? It shows a mother that can't get her kids to leave the playground, so she airs out an old mcdonalds bag and the kiddies come running to the car. Amazing how low mcdonalds is willing to go to hook the kids on their fattining crappy food. And another thing, why do they always show cool skinny people that are like really active eating their food, but never fatsos sitting on a couch watching tv saying "I'm ...
Did McDonald's Dump Ronald? August 10, 2004 Ronald McDonald made fans laugh in his commercials, but now the man who claims he was the guy behind the makeup says he's got a big beef with the Golden Arches, claiming he was given the work he was promised. Joe Maggard says he made three spots as Ronald McDonald, spokes-clown for the worldwide fast-food chain McDonald's. Originally hired as a stand in, Maggard says he was given the main role after the original Ronald came to work drunk. "...
A couple pages on being and playing Ronald McDonald. I guess the first thing I noticed was the handlers, people who's job it is to make sure Ronald is always looking for any and every opportunity to polish the image of McDonalds. There are usually three "producers" from the Agency, in my case Leo Burnett in Chicago. The marketing technique McDonalds uses is to pick different groups, such as the current push toward the Latino Market. It is not wasted on McDonalds that the Latino's are now ...
An Apology from Ronald JoeMaggard Sep 17, 01:28 PM [ Reply ] Dear Friends, Sometimes we just plain mess up, it happens to us all. We make a mistake that we regret. I made a mistake when I made a joke about the Olsens. It was in hindsight in poor taste and I want to apologize to the Olsens and to You. In a lame attempt to be funny, I chose to go for a cheap laugh at Mary Kate's expense, and I'm sorry for it. My Bad! Love and Peace, Joe re: An Apology from Ronald Eva 1 Sep 17, 01:36...
Dear Carla, First, let me just say that YOU sent me a fax in May 2003, regarding My Covenant with McDonald's and Leo Burnett. In the fax You said to call with questions, I responded with not only a letter stating my questions but called YOU as well, both my letter and my call were ignored completely. Now as far as Your confusion regarding my continued attempts to get someone from Leo Burnett and McDonald's to at least show the common courtesy of a response, well frankly Carla, if I were i...
A few months ago there was a Ronald McDonald convention, Larry Light got up and told the Ronalds that if they didnt look exactly like the TV Ronald they would be FIRED! The Ronalds defied their training to give any McExec an ovation and held their hands quiet. Is it just me, or does anyone else see the McHipocracy? All the Best, Ronald
from the SupersizeMe Board... Ronald says Order your SSM DVD JoeMaggard Sep 15, 01:19 PM [ Reply ] Hey gang it seems there will be quite a run on the DVD's coming out on 9/28, so lets get ours ordered now. Hey and good luck to all our friends down the Gulf Coast Way, your in our thoughts and prayers neighbors. I know this Ronald is looking forward to the SuperSizeMe tour in the fall, Morgan on tour! Should be big. As always, think healthy and make wise eating choices, Peace and Love, Joe p...