Study looks at fast-food restaurant response to first limits on free toys with kids’ meals
Some of the first fast-food restaurants in the nation prohibited from giving free toys with children’s meals that don’t meet…
Tag: Happy Meal toys
Fast-food industry is quietly defeating Happy Meal bans
The restaurant industry is quietly — and successfully — fighting back against the enactment of so-called Happy Meal bans, which…
Restaurant News Bites: Burger King, Hooters, Wingstop
After the October purchase of Burger King restaurants by 3G capital, the industry was abuzz with rumors of slashing costs…
Superior May Ban Fast Food Toys
If one Superior City Councilor has his way, Happy Meals won’t be so happy anymore. Superior City Councilor Greg Mertzig…
Happy Meals toy ban survives mayoral veto
As expected, the Board of Supervisors today bucked Mayor Gavin Newsom, and overrode his veto of legislation to bar fast-food…
Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoes fast-food toy ban
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom wants to keep the happy in Happy Meals. As promised, Newsom vetoed on Friday legislation…
Restaurant group plans to fight fast-food restrictions in Los Angeles
Faced with fresh assaults on fast food from politicians and anti- obesity activists, the restaurant industry is gearing up to…
Supporters of Happy Meal ban predict movement will spread
San Francisco this week became the first major city to pass a so-called Happy Meal ban, on the heels of…
Restaurant News Bites: OpenTable, the McRib, Happy Meal ban
OpenTable, Inc. has announced that as of September 30, 2010 they had helped send more than 5 million guests to…
San Francisco bans Happy Meals
San Francisco’s board of supervisors has voted, by a veto-proof margin, to ban most of McDonald’s Happy Meals as they…