Comments on: More Profits for Fast Food, More Dirty Tricks? http://civileats.com/2009/01/12/more-profits-for-fast-food-more-dirty-tricks/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Adam http://civileats.com/2009/01/12/more-profits-for-fast-food-more-dirty-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-1607 Adam Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:49:22 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=1530#comment-1607 Mcdonald's lost all of its stake in Pret in 2007. It is now part of bridgepoint. Mcdonald’s lost all of its stake in Pret in 2007. It is now part of bridgepoint.

]]> By: Melanie http://civileats.com/2009/01/12/more-profits-for-fast-food-more-dirty-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-1586 Melanie Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:17:53 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=1530#comment-1586 excellent post, paula! i saw the nytimes article, have read various accounts of big "organic" agriculture and have read around the green web about walmart, and it all makes me feel uncomfortable. shouldn't organic inherently imply small-scale? here i tout the slow food idea, but shouldn't people be connecting with their food and not further disconnecting by going to anonymous, capitalist monsters like a fast food chain or super duper, no-ethics whatsoever store? perhaps we should view organics and increased food quality at places like mcdonalds or walmart as babysteps for the masses, but i fear that the term "organic" is losing its meaning in its mass commodification. local is a good starting point, along with the education that comes with reaching out to your local food producers. keep the great posts coming!! excellent post, paula! i saw the nytimes article, have read various accounts of big “organic” agriculture and have read around the green web about walmart, and it all makes me feel uncomfortable. shouldn’t organic inherently imply small-scale? here i tout the slow food idea, but shouldn’t people be connecting with their food and not further disconnecting by going to anonymous, capitalist monsters like a fast food chain or super duper, no-ethics whatsoever store?

perhaps we should view organics and increased food quality at places like mcdonalds or walmart as babysteps for the masses, but i fear that the term “organic” is losing its meaning in its mass commodification. local is a good starting point, along with the education that comes with reaching out to your local food producers.

keep the great posts coming!!

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