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A 12-week global test of the McDonald’s P.L.T. starts Sept. 30, 2019 in 28 southwestern Ontario stores. (CNW Group/McDonald’s Canada)

Ontario to host global test for McDonald’s pulseburger

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff September 26, 2019

The biggest quick-service dining chain on the planet is set to use southwestern Ontario as the global test market for its first foray into Beyond Meat. McDonald’s announced Thursday it will run a 12-week test for a plant-based burger it calls the “P.L.T.” exclusively at 28 restaurants in the region starting Monday. “This test allows

Beef cattle, Livestock

Cargill moves beyond pilot program for sustainable beef

Its foray into sustainable beef was successful enough that the company is  making it a standing program, with some improvements coming down the pipe

By Alexis Stockford May 22, 2019

Last year was good for Cargill’s sustainable beef pilot project — good enough that the company is turning it into a standing program. The pilot is currently the only source for beef verified under the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) standards. Producers audited to the standard can expect an extra payment for their cattle,

Beef cattle, Livestock

McDonald’s to curb antibiotic use in its beef supply

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek December 12, 2018

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. said Tuesday it plans to reduce the use of antibiotics in its global beef supply, fueling projections that other restaurants will follow suit. The move by the world’s biggest fast-food chain addresses concerns that the overuse of antibiotics vital to fighting human infections in farm animals may diminish the drugs’ effectiveness

Beef cattle, Livestock

McDonald’s sets greenhouse gas reduction targets

By GFM Network News, Lisa Baertlein March 20, 2018

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. on Tuesday announced what it describes as an approved, science-based target to cut greenhouse gas emissions and battle climate change, saying it is the first restaurant company to do so. Under a plan several years in the making, the fast-food company — along with its franchisees and suppliers — aims to

Where Food Comes From (WFCF) is now the second auditing body for the Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration (CBSA) pilot. (WhereFoodComesFrom.com)

Beef cattle, Livestock

Sustainable beef pilot passes first-quarter mark

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 16, 2018

The packer behind the pilot of a Canadian value chain for certified sustainable beef says its first three months are proof the model is scalable as well as functional. The pilot’s first quarter “proved that a significant volume of beef can be successfully traced through a certified supply chain for the participating customers,” Gurneesh Bhandal,

Livestock

Cattle traceability to pay off in Cargill pilot

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 1, 2017

UPDATED, Nov. 2 — A pilot program running through one of Canada’s biggest beef packing plants aims to test systems that can show consumers the exact path of their beef from ranch to restaurant — and reward cattle producers for their trouble. Cargill on Wednesday announced a new year-long Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration pilot, with

McDonald’s in 2015 launched a billboard campaign in Canada profiling products made using Canadian meat and potatoes. (Dave Bedard photo)

Livestock

McDonald’s sets new welfare standards for chicken suppliers

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek October 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. will require suppliers to improve the living conditions and slaughter process for chickens raised to be served in its restaurants, the company said on Friday, the latest changes affecting popular menu items such as McNuggets. Under new guidelines for animal welfare, suppliers such as Tyson Foods and Cargill must

Livestock

McDonald’s to start cutting global antibiotic use in chickens

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 23, 2017

Los Angeles | Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. on Wednesday said that it would begin curbing the use of important human antibiotics in its global chicken supply in 2018, as the fast-food giant joins a broad effort to battle dangerous superbugs. McDonald’s is requiring suppliers of its broiler chickens to begin phasing out the use of

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: The science of marketing

By Gord Gilmour June 15, 2017

There’s an old truism from the world of marketing that goes, “the customer is always right.” Too often these days it’s used by bad customers to justify their even worse behaviour. They seem to feel it excuses all sort of boorishness, from yelling at the wait staff to making insulting low-ball offers. But its original

Livestock

Subway says it shut hundreds of U.S. restaurants last year

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 20, 2017

Reuters — U.S. sandwich chain Subway Restaurants said on Thursday it shut 359 restaurants in the U.S. last year, amid stiff competition in a highly fragmented fast-food industry. Subway, owned by Doctor’s Associates, is the world’s largest fast-food chain by number of restaurants. It had 26,744 locations operating in the U.S. at the end of

Daily Network News

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Ontario to host global test for McDonald’s pulseburger

Cargill moves beyond pilot program for sustainable beef

McDonald’s to curb antibiotic use in its beef supply

McDonald’s sets greenhouse gas reduction targets

Sustainable beef pilot passes first-quarter mark

Cattle traceability to pay off in Cargill pilot

McDonald’s sets new welfare standards for chicken suppliers

McDonald’s to start cutting global antibiotic use in chickens

Editorial: The science of marketing

Subway says it shut hundreds of U.S. restaurants last year

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