<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by blanp:
***[b]No, you don't. If what Roberts said were true, he would be violating his fiduciary responsibility to McDonald's stockholders.***[/b]<hr></blockquote><p>Not nece-celery:<p>
(AP) ... Under [Cantalupo's] leadership, the company worked to revitalize its brand through new products, a focus on health and a return to the basics — better food and faster service — instead of the expansion he'd once championed. <p>The fast-food giant slowed its breakneck expansion pace and has sharply boosted U.S. sales in recent months with help from three new products — entree-sized salads, McGriddles breakfast sandwiches and white-meat chicken nuggets — as well as by keeping more of its domestic restaurants open late at night. Led by the U.S. resurgence, McDonald's revenues for the last quarter of 2003 jumped 17 percent to $4.56 billion. <p>Last week, the company kicked off an anti-obesity campaign by announcing the introduction of Adult Happy Meals, with salad, bottled water and a pedometer, as well as healthier options for children's Happy Meals that it introduced last year overseas. <p>The company also introduced a new global advertising campaign, adopting a slogan — "I'm lovin' it" — meant to appeal to younger and hipper consumers. Customers responded, and so did shareholders — McDonald's stock rose 71 percent during his tenure.
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