'Patience, Hell, Let's Sue Somebody' By Dan Gainor CNSNews.com Commentary September 22, 2004 The food police are looking to take a healthy bite out of corporate America. What is their beef? They think the food industry is making all of us fat. Are they recommending we eat less or hit the gym? Not really. Their solution is lawsuits, of cours
McDonald's Linked to $0.06/Hr Sweatshop Sep 22, 12:40 PM [ Reply ] Disney & McDonald's Linked to $0.06/Hour Sweatshop in Vietnam Summary: Seventeen year old women are forced to work 9 to 10 hours a day, seven days a week, earning as little as six cents an hour in the Keyhinge factory in Vietnam making the popular giveaway promotional toys, many
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 aci
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
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 N
McDonalds Loses Legal Fight Against MacNoodles 2004-09-20 @ 12:21:50 McDonalds Loses Legal Fight Against MacNoodles U.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 Futur
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
Yo Gene, thanks for the reply pal. We def NOT Lovin' It....McAnorexia?...Regards, Ronald
The Olsens advertise McDonalds from Ireland OnLine 19/09/2004 - 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 bur
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, w
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 world
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
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 chea
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
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<!-- Ju-Anchor-Footer-Start --
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 Supe
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Joe Maggard Add contact/agent Date of birth (location) 8 December 1955 Lynch, Kentucky, USA IMDbPro Professional Details Filmography as: Actor, Notable TV Guest Appearances Actor - filmography (1990s) (1980s) Ruby Bridges (1998) (TV) .... State Patrolman Bastard Out of Carolina (1996
Ronald McDonald From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ronald McDonald is a character, created in 1963, to advertise McDonald's restaurant chain. Depicted as a smiling, friendly clown in a village of food-related characters, he appeared in many vignettes creating a safe, pleasant fantasy for children. The highly successful advertising campaign continues to dra
All Press Releases for June 17, 2004 Ronald Sues McDonalds Actor Joe Maggard, who played Ronald McDonald, has filed a Lawsuit in Federal Court in Raleigh NC against McDonalds and Leo Burnett Advertising for fraud. Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) June 17, 2004 -- Today Actor Joe Maggard(Matlock,Love Field,One Christmas) announced he filed a Lawsui
Ronald's note from the Road JoeMaggard Sep 09, 01:42 PM [ Reply ] Hey everybody, greetings and salutations from out here on the road in the heartland of America. First and foremost, lets keep our friends down in Florida in our prayers and wish em well. Next, Lets all not forget that the SuperSizeMe DVD will be out on 9-28, so pass the good word to e
Hey gang, just a few words from someone who has a pair of those big red magic shoes sitting beside me. Make no mistake, I want to make this point perfectly crystal clear; There are a great many wonderful hardworking people who work for McDonald's Corp. that contribute to our society in so many good ways. These folks are just trying to make a living, I would never, eve
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