Dec. 14, 2010 at 6:49 a.m.
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Restaurants
From the Financial Times | The chief executive of McDonald’s has described critics of the company who have tried to curtail the sale of Happy Meals aimed at children as “food police” and accused them of undermining parents in making decisions for their families, in an interview with the Financial Times
“We’ll continue to sell Happy Meals,” said Skinner adding that the new rule “really takes personal choice away from families who are more than capable of making their own decisions”. Get the full story>>
Nov. 12, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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By Associated Press
San Francisco’s mayor has vetoed legislation that would ban toys from fast-food children’s meals, though it’s still expected to become law.
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Nov. 9, 2010 at 5:53 p.m.
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Health care,
Restaurants
By Associated Press
San Francisco has become the first major American city to prohibit fast-food restaurants from including toys with children’s meals that do not meet nutritional guidelines.
The city’s Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 in favor of the measure Tuesday after giving it preliminary approval last week. That’s enough votes to survive a likely veto by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Nov. 2, 2010 at 5:32 p.m.
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Food,
Policy,
Politics
By Tribune newspapers
San Francisco’s board of supervisors has voted, by a veto-proof margin, to ban most of McDonald’s Happy Meals as they are now served in the restaurants.
The measure will make San Francisco the first major city in the country to forbid restaurants from offering a free toy with meals that contain more than set levels of calories, sugar and fat. Get the full story »
Oct. 5, 2010 at 6:01 a.m.
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By Emily Bryson York
A recommended San Francisco ban on kids' meal toys, which would affect primarily McDonald's. (AP)
San Francisco’s planning commission has recommended a full vote on a partial ban on toy sales with children’s meals at fast food restaurants. The proposed legislation would make it illegal for toys to be given alongside kids’ meals that didn’t meet certain criteria.
The city’s board will take a full vote that could result in legislation in a few weeks. As the biggest player in this space, Oak Brook-based McDonald’s is at the center of this storm. Get the full story »
Aug. 9, 2010 at 2:06 p.m.
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Economy,
Government
By Reuters
There is a “significant” chance the U.S. economy will slip back into recession in the next two years though a reversal is unlikely in the next few months, researchers at the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank said Monday.
The probability of another recession over the next 18 to 24 months is higher than that of expansion, researchers said in the latest issue of the regional Fed bank’s Economic Letter. Get the full story »
