International Coalition to McDonalds CEO: Keep Your Word & Ban Ronald McDonald From Schools owl.li/A8sHd Advocacy groups around the world are urging McDonald’s CEO, Don Thompson, to stand by his assertion that Ronald McDonald does not make appearances in schools. At McDonald’s 2014 Annual Shareholder Meeting, Mr. Thompson said, “in schools and our restaurants you never see Ronald McDonald.” He named exceptions to the policy in restaurants, but not in schools. Yet Ronald McDonald does, in fact, regularly appear in schools around the world and many regional McDonald’s websites advertise the fast food mascot’s availability for school visits. School visits by junk food mascots undermine my efforts as parent to instill healthy eating habits in my children,” said Casey Hinds of US Healthy Kids. “Ronald McDonald is the Joe Camel of fast food and represents an unhealthy brand. It is time to stop using schools to increase profits for a company that contributes to rising rates of Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, and obesity in children.”owl.li/A8suW
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 05:19:19 +0000