Sexy billboards and Maccas misled kids? No!The Australian Advertising Standards Board has found that McDonald’s misled kids with salad pictures and Advanced Medical Institute billboards are not funny. Amazing.
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Stuff Americans like
The American Customer Satisfaction Index tracks how happy ‘merkins are with various industries and businesses throughout the year. Guess which one makes them least happy.
Cheap and nasty: fast food in the recession
Fast food can suddenly look very appetising when your wallet is lean. Fast food companies in the US are spruiking their budget options, but how do they stack up?
Ticked off: is Milo a health food?
Many nutritionists and public health experts were concerned about the message being sent to the public by the Heart Foundation’s endorsement of Milo, writes Leigh Sturgiss.
The great McDonald’s big burger gamble
With the United States in its deepest recession in decades, why would McDonald’s pick this moment to launch a premium burger?
Media briefs: Social media bites McDonalds and Domino’s
Filthy Adelaide Maccas a worlwide hit … US paper ad revenue plummets … Should The NY Times go online-only?
Child obesity: epidemic or myth?
Are kids today lazy brats or innocent bulging dupes?
Real economy: Micky D’s doom, dining-out dudded, Spamburger returns
The grim culinary indicators keep emerging from the US and with the traditional gorging season kicking off tonight, American consumers can expect grim tidings, writes Glenn Dyer and Andrew Crook
The brilliant strategy behind four beef patties
Chances are the quadruple bypass burger and the associated “controversy” have done Hungry Jack’s no harm at all, writes Stephen Downes.
Why dietitians love Coca Cola
Professional associations are naïve to think they can influence junk food companies, writes Dr Rosemary Stanton.
Children’s Hospital: do you really want fries with that?
Melbourne’s Children’s Hospital is moving. Will they take the junk food with it, asks Melissa Sweet?
