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August 8, 2011
Healthful food for thought
Executive editor Robin Lee Allen offers insights on the August 8, 2011 issue of Nation's Restaurant News.
August 1, 2011
The Cheesecake Factory debuts low-cal menu
“SkinnyLicious” dishes each have 590 calories or less
February 7, 2011
Anti-salt activists’ message built on shaky science
Nutrition activists have salt in their sights.
December 16, 2010
CSPI files suit vs. McD Happy Meals
CSPI first warned McDonald’s in June it would sue to halt marketing practices.
June 22, 2010
CSPI threatens to sue McDonald's over Happy Meal toys
The Center for Science in the Public Interest is threatening legal action against McDonald's unless it stops using toys to market Happy Meals to children.
May 16, 2010
Food Under Fire
Julia Child, the grande dame of American gastronomy, often would vent her frustration at those...
May 16, 2010
Off to the salt mines
Even though Au Bon Pain has worked to reduce the amount of salt in the...
May 16, 2010
Soda in the sights
If you raise the price, people will drink less—at least that’s the thinking behind the...
December 20, 2009
2009 Year in Review
The foodservice industry spent 2009 slogging through the worst economy in living memory, facing customers...
December 20, 2009
2009 Year in Review: Legislative issues
As foodservice operators struggled to find a glimmer of light at the end of our...
November 10, 2009
Sodium lawsuit against Denny's dismissed
SPARTANBURG S.C. A New Jersey Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Denny's Corp....
September 27, 2009
Living off the fat of the land
As public scrutiny increases over the restaurant industry’s role in America’s growing weight problem, operators...
August 9, 2009
CSPI’s suit not to be taken with a grain of salt; all eateries at risk in latest labeling episode
The recent sodium lawsuit filed against Denny’s but aimed squarely at the entire foodservice industry...
August 2, 2009
Salt shakeout: Denny’s, CSPI in sodium suit
A consumer advocacy group here upped the ante in the escalating battle over sodium in...
July 22, 2009
Denny’s sued over sodium levels
WASHINGTON A New Jersey man sued Denny’s Corp. Thursday in the first-ever, sodium-related lawsuit against...
May 13, 2009
Congress to mull stricter menu-labeling bill
WASHINGTON Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, have reintroduced federal menu-labeling measures...
May 10, 2009
CSPI blasts restaurants over sodium levels
WASHINGTON The Center for Science in the Public Interest renewed its call on the restaurant...
March 15, 2009
Industry heads back to regulatory salt mines as lawmakers turn attention to sodium levels in food
It would appear that the restaurant industry can no longer afford to take the sodium...
December 21, 2008
Court dismisses CSPI lawsuit urging BK to action on trans fats
MIAMI A District of Columbia Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the...
November 5, 2008
Philadelphia gives menu labeling a twist
PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia City Council has passed a menu labeling law that a prominent consumer...
August 31, 2008
Despite kids’ menu upgrades, critics still slam QSR fit fare
With products like Fresh Apple Fries, low-fat milk and macaroni and cheese, Burger King Corp....
June 29, 2008
Nutrition activism opens restaurants up to legal lashes
In 2003, I drafted a memo to clients, warning of a new activist campaign that,...
June 29, 2008
Nutrition groups set sights on sodium as next menu battleground
Even as policy makers and consumer groups across the nation continue to press for bans...
February 10, 2008
Regulators, consumer advocates lament gaps in U.S. food safety inspections as imports increase
The exponential growth in imports is exposing the nation’s food supply to dire safety risks,...
January 27, 2008
The NRN 50: Billions and billions served
For more than 50 years, McDonald’s has rolled with its opponents’ punches and watched its...
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