Insights and Stories of Lisa Baertlein

General Mills to label GMOs in U.S. products

Mar. 18, 2016 at 2:42 pm CDT

Reuters — General Mills on Friday said it would begin putting labels on its products that contain genetically engineered ingredients, a move that comes days after U.S. senators failed to advance legislation aimed at blocking Vermont from requiring such labels on July 1. U.S. consumer are calling for greater transparency […]

U.S. Senate blocks bill that would override state GMO labeling laws

Mar. 16, 2016 at 1:44 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Lisa Baertlein

Taco Bell to switch to cage-free eggs after 2016, ahead of rivals

Nov. 16, 2015 at 5:34 pm CST

By Lisa Baertlein

McDonald’s stock hits record high as turnaround takes hold

Oct. 22, 2015 at 7:44 pm CDT

By Lisa Baertlein Yashaswini Swamynathan

California adopts tough rules for antibiotic use in livestock

Oct. 12, 2015 at 12:18 pm CDT

By Lisa Baertlein

McDonald’s to offer first-ever organic burger, in Germany

Sep. 25, 2015 at 6:30 pm CDT

Reuters — McDonald’s will offer its first-ever 100 per cent organic beef hamburger for a limited time in Germany, as a growing number of global diners demand food that is more natural and less processed. From Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 McDonald’s will offer “McB” burgers, made with organic beef […]

By Lisa Baertlein

McDonald’s investor wants it to cut antibiotics in all meats

Sep. 18, 2015 at 1:28 pm CDT

Los Angeles | Reuters –– A McDonald’s Corp. shareholder group is renewing its call for the fast-food chain to stop buying any meat from animals raised with antibiotics vital to fighting human infections. The move from the Congregation of Benedictine Sisters of Boerne, Texas, comes amid growing concern from public […]

By Lisa Baertlein

Study alleges U.S. fast food still mostly raised on antibiotics

Sep. 16, 2015 at 4:41 am CDT

Los Angeles | Reuters –– Most large U.S. fast-food chains still serve meat from farm animals that have been routinely fed antibiotics, consumer groups said in a new report, which concluded that many companies have not yet laid out plans to curb the practice. Subway, Starbucks, KFC and Domino’s Pizza […]

By Lisa Baertlein

McDonald’s reset to change structure, cut costs, boost franchises

May. 4, 2015 at 3:32 pm CDT

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp.’s new CEO said on Monday he would reorganize business units, sell restaurants to franchisees and cut costs in a bid to turn the fast-food chain into a “modern, progressive burger company.” The anticipated video announcement by CEO Steve Easterbrook left investors hungry for specific details on […]

By Lisa Baertlein

Chipotle goes GMO-free in first for U.S. fast-food sector

Apr. 27, 2015 at 5:57 pm CDT

Reuters — Chipotle Mexican Grill on Monday said the 46 ingredients used in its roughly 1,800 restaurants were now free of genetically modified organisms, becoming the first major U.S. restaurant chain to make that switch. U.S. diners, particularly those in the sought-after young millennial generation, are seeking fresh foods that […]

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