Word: mcdonaldization
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...DIED. JAMES CANTALUPO, 60, McDonald's CEO who helped drive the company's international expansion, of an apparent heart attack; while attending a convention of the fast-food chain's worldwide franchisees; in Orlando, Florida. During his 10 years as president of McDonald's International, Cantalupo brought the Golden Arches to 70 countries. He retired in 2001 after being passed over for the CEO job, then he was coaxed back less than a year later to help boost sales that were sagging within the U.S. as consumers grew concerned about obesity and heart disease...
DIED. PHIL SOKOLOF, 82, who spent millions of his own money to wage war against fat; in Omaha, Neb. After a heart attack at age 46, the self-made millionaire, who suffered from high cholesterol, began buying full-page newspaper ads with such headlines as MCDONALD'S, YOUR HAMBURGERS HAVE TOO MUCH FAT! His work prompted some fast-food chains, including McDonald's, to begin frying potatoes in vegetable oil rather than beef tallow and other companies to stop using highly saturated tropical oils in packaged snacks. He was credited with helping bring about mandatory nutritional labels on food packaging...
...living with his parents and sending polite holiday cards to his teammates and opponents, Shaquille O'Neal included. But few people outside the Middle Kingdom ever imagined how deeply a product of China's socialist sports system would capture American hearts. Earlier this year, Yao signed a deal with McDonald's, which had dropped its previous spokesman, Kobe Bryant. Kobe was supposed to be the next Jordan. Turns out the new Michael is a man named Ming. --By BROOK LARMER, author of a forthcoming book on China's great leap...
...already scheduled for very late in the semester, and the lecture is a very big lecture and we didn’t think we would have time to do a sufficient amount of publicity,” McDonald said...
...closest contest was that of Thorn Kissel and Everts. Kissel, number one on the Crimson team, finally won with a score of 6-3, 4-6, 8-7. Ted Cohn. Bill Frothingham, Wally McDonald, Bob Sadone, and Howie Ezell all took their singles...