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Posted: 01/10/2003 By [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The
first clip comes from: SEAFOOD.COM (Foodservice) "web site
forcommercial seafood buyers, sellers and consumers" Jan 8, 2003
fromhttp://www.seafood.com/news/current/84887.html--START
COPY--McDonald's Starts Organic Bid to Lure Customers in UK and
Europe - Marketing Week
-Embattled fast-food chain McDonald's is to
start sellingorganic produce in its restaurants from next
month in adesperate attempt to curry public favour. The
company willreplace all cartons of non-organic milk with
organic milk,but it will continue to use non-organic milk in
milkshakesand sundaes.The
global outfit, famous for its processed food, says thechange
is in response to customer demand. It claims it wasunable to
offer organic milk before because it could notguarantee
adequate supplies.The news comes as the
fast-food giant warns it will make aquarterly loss for the
first time in its 47-year history forthe period ending
December 31, 2002. It is in the process ofclosing restaurants
around the world, including at least sixsites in
London.In August last year, its Swedish
restaurants began sellingorganic milk and organic ice cream.
Sweden's McDonald's alsosaid it was considering organic
coffee, but had ruled outselling organic
burgers.In the UK, McDonald's has been
selling free-range eggs forthe past two years in its breakfast
products.In June, the company announced a
three-year #300,000sponsorship of the Food Animal Initiative
(FAI), a researchproject launched by Oxford University to find
a mid-waypoint between organic farming and modern farming
methods.McDonald's says it is considering
selling other organicproducts, such as ice cream, in the
future, but adds thatits strategy will be influenced by
developments at the FAI.--END
COPY--2003 Centaur Communications Ltd or its
licensors.The second story
comes from:AnanovaJan 8,
2003fromhttp://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_737567.html--START
COPY--McDonald's switches to organic
milkMcDonald's is to start selling cartons
of organic milk inits UK
outlets.The chain will switch to selling
only carton milk fromorganically-reared British cows from next
month.It said the move was a "natural
progression", having alreadychanged to free-range eggs in its
breakfasts.The decision only affects milk in
cartons and will not, fornow, extend to other ingredients such
as milkshakes.McDonald's has been forced to
make major changes aftersuffering falling sales. It issued a
profits warning lastmonth and is expected to post its first
quarterly loss inits 47-year history later this
month.The company already sells organic milk
and ice cream at itsoutlets in Sweden. In the UK, it will use
organic milksupplied by processor Express Dairies at its plant
inAshby-de-la-Zouch,
Leicestershire.The milk, which goes on sale
on February 2, will besemi-skimmed and cost 41p to take-away
and 49p to drink inthe restaurant - the same as for the
current
non-organicmilk.Amanda
Pierce, McDonald's spokeswoman, said: "Up untilrecently there
hasn't been enough supply of organic milk inthe UK but it's
something we are able to do now."We estimate
that the milk we sell will represent 3.4% ofthe total market
for liquid organic milk in the UK."--END
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Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 4:43
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Subject: Re: McDonald's Start's Organic
Bid
Christy,
I can search "Marketing Week" for this article, but do you have more
definate source info? at least date?
___Barry
Lia \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ Seattle
WA
On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 19:48:50 -0600 "The Korrows" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
McDonald's Starts Organic Bid to Lure Customers in UK and
Europe - Marketing Week
-Embattled fast-food chain McDonald's is
to start sellingorganic produce in its restaurants from
next month in adesperate attempt to curry public favour.
The company willreplace all cartons of non-organic milk
with organic milk,but it will continue to use non-organic
milk in milkshakesand
s
