On 15/11/2014 10:54 AM, wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:03:38 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 11/15/2014 8:34 AM, Janet B wrote:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/mcoh2dw
>>>
>>> The Idaho agribusiness continues to get blowback over the Innate line
>>> of spuds.
>>>
>>> By ZACH KYLE
>>
>>
>>> McDonald's, the world's largest fast-food company and a longtime buyer
>>> of Simplot potatoes for french fries, says it doesn't plan to buy
>>> Simplot's latest genetically modified organism, the Innate potato.
>>>
>>> "McDonald's USA does not source GMO potatoes, nor do we have current
>>> plans to change our sourcing practices," the company said in a
>>> statement.
>>
>> Smart on their part. Be they good or bad, they are too controversial
>> for a big chain to start selling them to the masses.
>>
>> That may change 10 or 20 years from now, but right now GM foods scare
>> lot of people. Personally, I'm not so sure yet.
>
>
> I think it's all part of them all trying to appear good, I saw an ad
> for another burger chain that was promoting that it only used chicken
> that was fed good food, not chemicals and antibiotics. Forget which
> one but it wasn't KFC.
>
A&W. My grandchildren usually ask to go there when they stay with me. I
must say that I like the burgers there too, especially the "Buddy
Burgers" that consist of a small burger with caramelized onions:-)
Graham