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McDonald's (MCD +0.3%) exec Bob Langert throws a bit of a monkey wrench in the theory that...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 12:52 PM ETMcDonald's (MCD +0.3%) exec Bob Langert throws a bit of a monkey wrench in the theory that buying locally-produced food is more environmentally friendly than food purchased from national distribution chains. He says the company has extensively studied supply chains to determine that sometimes transportation efficiencies lose out to production efficiencies. If he's right, McDonald's may try to beat down some of the claims of superiority of Whole Foods Market (WFM -2.1%) and Chipotle (CMG -1.1%) on the environmental issue.
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easier to inspect, control, and keep within specs. Having "local" suppliers scattered around the county would cause food to be less consistent and possibly less safe.
I live in New York City and we are just beginning to require calories to be posted for all foods. Please check the amount of fat and the amount of salt in these foods
But MCD is a freakin' hamburger joint - they never have held themselves out as a healthy alternative.