Kellogg and Aldi called out for ‘marketing trickery’ AdNews Lindsay Bennett Kellogg and Aldi are just two of the many brands that have come under fire for disguising excessive added sugars as fruit on products. A review of 224 snack...
READ MOREHouston activists challenge unhealthy McDonald’s in Children’s Hospital Liberation Activists in Houston are fighting to stop Texas Children’s Hospital and Ben Taub Hospital from renewing contracts with McDonald’s, which has onsite restaurants...
READ MOREJunk food TV ads make children hungry and tempted, charity finds The Guardian Sarah Boseley Children find junk-food advertising funny and tempting to the extent that one boy told interviewers he could “lick the screen”, according to research by a...
READ MOREEight Countries Taking Action Against Harmful Food Marketing The Daily Meal Food Tank This week, Food Tank highlights eight countries that have taken steps to limit the harmful impact of junk-food marketing. Canada Quebec’s law passed in...
READ MOREGovernment Chooses Food Industry Over Children’s Health Scoop Barbara Stewart The government has failed to take action against the food industry in the fight against childhood obesity, says New Zealand First. “There has been no money spent...
READ MOREKids’ Food Marketing Goes Viral Progressive Grocer According to a recent University of Connecticut Rudd Center for Food Policy report, kids are seeing more unhealthy food ads than ever before as brands increase their ad dollars on TV and on...
READ MOREJunk food advertising in Canberra could be restricted to tackle childhood Brisbane Times Natasha Boddy The ACT government could restrict junk food advertising aimed at children and remove unhealthy food from supermarket checkouts as it considers...
READ MORECelebrities ‘mainly plug nutrient-poor, high-sugar products’ The Guardian Tim Radford Celebrity endorsements for food and drink products from A-list stars including Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, will.i.am, Christina Aguilera and...
READ MOREShareholders Confront McDonald’s ‘McTeacher’s Nights’ Inside Their Annual Meeting Alternet Michael Arria On May 26, a number of McDonald’s shareholders directly challenged top executives at the fast-food franchise’s annual...
READ MOREA look at how food makers spin science into marketing Portland Press Herald Candice Choi One of the industry’s most powerful tactics is the funding of nutrition research. It carries the weight of academic authority, becomes a part of scientific...
READ MOREMondelez to shift marketing tactics, expand in-house content creation Food Dive Carolyn Heneghan Food and beverage brands are embracing content as a way to sell products and engage and entertain consumers. By keeping the products in the...
READ MOREDemanding ‘What We Need to Survive,’ Workers to Descend on McDonald’s Shareholders Meeting Common Dreams Andrea Germanos As McDonald’s prepares to hold its annual meting on Thursday, low wage workers—buoyed by successes...
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