Like most sports, cricket is huge for advertisers, and KFC spends a fortune to get involved: at least $8 million according to industry sources, writes Paul Barry.
Fast food industry
Do more fast-food restaurants make the locals fat?
It’s commonly taken for granted that a disproportionately large number of fast-food stores in an area is a key reason why the local population often has high rates of obesity, writes Alan Davies of the Melbourne Urbanist.
A great greasy wrap of Big Food news
Crikey’s health blog Croakey has been hoarding food items in recent weeks. Here is a collection of new advertising campaigns that are ruffling the deep fried feathers of food conglomerates such as McDonalds.
Business As Usual: Lehman guilty fingered, News to unload mobile content business
The finger of fate is pointing at those responsible for the collapase of Lehman’s, the bottom has fallen out of the US tomato industry, which in turn is having a disastrous effect on the fast-food business and other business news of the day.
Fast food companies don’t make friends with salad
Fast food restaurants have been pimping out their salads and low-fat menus for years now. Except, no one buys low-fat fast food and companies barely make a profit on those items. Just another gimmick to grab media attention while everyone keeps snacking on fries, reports Salon.
It’s time to let the government into our pantries
The obesity epidemic is costing Australia $8.3 billion a year, and the death toll continues to rise. Self-regulation has failed, says Michael Smith: it’s time to embrace the nanny state.
Time to treat Big Food like Big Tobacco?
Just as Big Tobacco swore that smoking doesn’t cause cancer, the food industry may never admit that its calorie-laden wares are making us fat; but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be held to account: it’s time to recast the industry as “obesity dealers”, says Ellen Goodman.
Will Fast Food award deny youth jobs?
Changes to the Fast Food Industry Award will make it more expensive to hire young workers. Michael Stutchbury claims it’s “madness”.
