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Burger King promises to use cage-free eggs and pork
Burger King Corp.promised Wednesday to switch to only cage-free eggs and pork -- a day after the reemergence of mad-cow disease focused national scrutiny even more on Americans’ food sources. The fast food giant, one of the largest in the world,...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foods and Beverages, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Hamburgers
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London's East End, an Olympics alternative
Reporting from London — Never mind the sprints, relays and marathons coming to London this summer. Look at the competition now among the flower vendors of Columbia Road.
"Who's got a fiver?" hollers one grizzled man with a fistful of roses....Tags: Dining and Drinking, Michelin Group, Restaurants, Charles Dickens, Immigration
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Bon Appetit cafes to forgo pigs housed in cramped cages
Animal rights activists are winning ever more concessions from major companies on the issue of cramped cages for pigs -- this time from cafe company Bon Appetit Management.
Bon Appetit, which operates more than 400 cafes in 31 states -- including on...Tags: Hormel Foods Corporation, The Getty, Companies and Corporations, University of Pennsylvania, Economy, Business and Finance
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McDonald's pork provider Smithfield pledges gestation crate phase-out
Money & CompanySmithfield promises to ban gestation crates for pregnant pigs by 2017... -
Butterball turkey plant raided on animal cruelty concerns [Updated]
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Spam maker Hormel to treat its pigs better
Do happier pigs make for better Spam?Hormel Foods Corp., which makes the gelatinous canned meat, is betting yes.
The Minnesota company said this week that it will stop using gestation crates by 2017. The crates, which are often so small that the pregnant...Tags: Hormel Foods Corporation, Smithfield Foods, McDonald's
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McRib pork provider Smithfield accused of abusing pigs
Money & CompanyHumane Society accuses McRib pork provider of mistreating hogs... -
It's Fryday: McDonald’s tests new foods, technologies, image
Money & CompanyMcDonald’s Corp.’s so-called “Plan to Win” is stacked with heavy expansion and remodeling efforts as well as a slew of new menu items, executives told investors this week. At Investor Day on Thursday, the fast-food giant said it... -
McDonald's cuts egg supplier after undercover animal cruelty video
Money & CompanyVideo footage from Mercy For Animals at Sparboe farms shows cruelty toward chickens... -
Pigs subject to abuse at Virginia factory farm, Humane Society of the United States says
L.A. UnleashedRICHMOND, Va. — The Humane Society of the United States said Wednesday that an undercover worker at a farm owned by the world's largest pork producer saw breeding pigs abused and crammed into small gestation crates. The animal welfare organization...... -
Investigators recommend changes at Virginia factory farm where Humane Society alleges abuse against pigs
L.A. UnleashedRICHMOND, Va. — An independent investigative team is recommending changes aftermistreatment of breeding pigs at a Virginia farm operated by a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Inc., the world's largest pork producer. The recommendations include reviewing... -
Brand X Files: SAG Awards winners. New Fleet Foxes. Echo Curio returns.
Brand XSAG, DGA awards winners: The big winners at the Oscar warm-ups were "The King's Speech" and "The King's Speech," respectively. Maybe "The Social Network" needs to make a few more friend requests. [L.A. Times] New Fleet Foxes song: The folk favorites...
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