Month: September 2022

UNWHOLESOME LOBBY GROUP. "The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), formerly the Guest Choice Network, is an American non-profit entity founded by Richard Berman that lobbies on behalf of the fast food, meat, alcohol and tobacco industries." https://lnkd.in/dBe4xE4 View in LinkedIn

UGLY POLICIES. "CCF has attacked organizations including the Centers for Disease Control, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, The Humane Society of the United States, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and the Restaurant Opportunities Center." https://lnkd.in/dBe4xE4 View in LinkedIn

WIN UGLY OR LOSE PRETTY. "In a document released by the New York Times on October 30, 2014, from a talk Berman gave to the Western Energy Alliance, Berman described the approach of his various organizations as as one of "Win Ugly or Lose Pretty." Memorable. Richard Berman founded CCF. https://lnkd.in/dBe4xE4 View in LinkedIn

BERMAN, OF CCF "also reassured potential donors about the concern that they might be found out as supporters: "We run all of this stuff through nonprofit organizations that are insulated from having to disclose donors. There is total anonymity." Phony front groups. https://lnkd.in/dBe4xE4 View in LinkedIn

"LUNCHABLES is a brand of food manufactured by Kraft Foods and introduced to the U.S. market in 1988 ... as a way for Oscar Mayer to sell more bologna meat. A line of the trays called Maxed Out was eventually released that had as many as nine grams of saturated fat, or nearly an entire day’s recommended maximum for kids, with up to two-thirds of the maximum for sodium and 13 teaspoons of sugar." https://lnkd.in/dx_C3gQ View in LinkedIn

BETTER TO EAT THE NAPKIN. "Geoffrey Bible, former C.E.O. of Philip Morris (prior owner of Kraft Foods), remarked that he read an article that said: "If you take Lunchables apart, the most healthy item in it is the napkin." In 1997, Lunchables came under fire for having high saturated fat and sodium content while being marketed as a healthy children's meal." https://lnkd.in/dx_C3gQ View in LinkedIn

BIG FOOD POLITICS. "Conflict about junk food has intensified since late 2001, when a Surgeon General's report called obesity an "epidemic." Since that time, the White House has repeatedly weighed in on the side of Big Food. It worked hard to weaken the World Health Organization's global anti-obesity strategy and went so far as to question the scientific basis for "the linking of fruit and vegetable consumption to decreased risk of obesity and diabetes." https://lnkd.in/dVfANpN View in LinkedIn

"CIGARETTES AND JUNK FOOD dominate supermarket growth. Australians now spend 10 per cent of the nation's annual grocery bill on tobacco products, and one in every five dollars spent at supermarkets goes on cigarettes or junk food ... the fastest growth rates are coming from tobacco and junk foods, which now top $17 billion of combined sales (20% of annual sales)." https://lnkd.in/dryJsJv View in LinkedIn

ONLY 33% SPENT ON REAL FOOD. "Of the $85 billion spent on supermarket groceries each year, raw meat, fresh fruit and vegetables contribute an estimated $28 billion." (Australia supermarket data). https://lnkd.in/dryJsJv View in LinkedIn

STIMULANTS TOP SUPERMARKET SALES. "If you look at the list of top products, it's basically a list of stimulants, nicotine and caffeine." (Australia). https://lnkd.in/dryJsJv View in LinkedIn