07 Aug 2007
| by Alex Donohue
LONDON - Children as young as three prefer fast food wrapped in McDonald's packaging than unbranded...to prevent fast food companies marketing products high in fat, salt and sugar to pre-school children ...
or marketing of high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and beverages, or all marketing that is directed at young ...
food on TV to children. The ban currently covers programmes aimed at four- to nine ...
28 Feb 2007
| by Alex Donohue
lifestyles, claiming that banning the fast food giant holds the key to improving people's diets....of food and not to eat any particular sort of food to excess. However, the criticism will come as a ...
ahead of Ofcom s restrictions on junk food ads, which will be introduced on April 1. McDonald s signed ...
10 Nov 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Fast food, sugar-based drinks and snacks brands such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Walkers...a year by 2010, according to the report.
However, the banning of advertising by fast food, sweets ...
A ban on children's ads featuring celebrities promoting unhealthy food, which would span TV, radio ...
unveiled in the Sunday Telegraph.
The watchdog believes that pop stars should endorse healthy food ...
17 Dec 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Fast food, hi-tech and designer clothes are out while tribes, anti-glamour and 'trucker...'s and other fast food chains already face the threat of legal action from obese people, the research claims that young people are rejecting their parents' fast food in favour of healthy options. It says that chains ...
, narcotics, indulgent foods, sensual fabrics and visceral music will thrive, while high-tech environments ...
16 Jul 2008
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - Food companies have become more responsible in their marketing to young children, but many...The 'Food Fables' report praises Kentucky Fried Chicken and Weetabix for taking a more responsible approach, but claims that many food companies are still not doing enough to curb their marketing of unhealthy food to children. Which? found that 88% of consumers think that food companies need to be more ...
23 Feb 2009
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - Fast food is making a comeback in the economic downturn and chains are hiring extra staff...of the food although others argued it's cheaper to cook your own. A number of fast food chains including KFC ...
describing fast food as "revolting". Last week KFC announced plans to create 9,000 jobs and 200 new ...
. Other fast food outlets that are booming include Subway, which is opening 600 new stores in the UK ...
14 Jun 2002
| by Staff,
NEW YORK - US fast food firms, including Coca-Cola and McDonald's, are to launch a major...in the States against fast food companies for causing obesity.
It also comes as more groups call for the introduction of a "fat tax" on junk food, a move that would be strongly opposed by companies in the industry ...
backed by the International Food Information Council.
Michael Mudd, senior vice-president of corporate ...
06 Jan 2004
| by Staff,
NEW YORK - A body representing the US food industry has hit back at what it describes as 'scare...rights charity Peta and is critical of moves to penalise the fast-food industry for the obesity epidemic ...
for Consumer Freedom is backed by the fast food industry. Other campaigns it runs include moves to stop obesity lawsuits against food manufacturers and opposition to suggestions that a "fat tax" should be introduced ...
24 Aug 2007
| by Jacquie Bowser
LONDON - Consumers are more likely to go see a movie when it is advertised within a food commercial...cartoon characters, such as Rugrats and SpongeBob SquarePants, to be used to promote junk food to children ...
01 Dec 2005
| by by Jennifer Whitehead
LONDON - A new survey into the four biggest fast food chains in the UK says that their popularity...The survey comes amid moves by fast food giants to deflect claims that they contribute ...
-made salads from high street stores and fast-food outlets contained the same amount or more salt than a Big ...
. It accused them all of still offering foods high in fat and salt and also found that they carried inaccurate ...