2008

Kids' foods are high on fun but low on nutrition, says U of C

Calgary Herald, July 15, 2008

 

McDonald's Promotes Olympic Sponsorship with New Menu Items, Kids’ Program

Promo, July 3, 2008

 

Burger King Readies Apple Fries Sampling, New Kids Meal Push

Promo, July 1, 2008

 

Studios Push Summer Movies with Pizza Promotions

Promo, July 1, 2008

 

Kellogg Gives Some Of Its Cereals A Makeover

CNN Money, 6/12/08

 

Cookies' place is crumbling to fruit as top kids' snack

USA Today, 6/11/08

 

Kmart Boosts 'Incredible Hulk' With Burger King Tie-in

Marketing Daily, 6/9/08

 

McDonald's Kicks Off Latest Round Of Kung Fu Marketing

MarketingDaily, 6/5/08

 

Crayons to Push ‘Pink Lemonade Brigade’

Promo, 6/5/08

 

Call for tobacco-style controls on junk food (NZ)

Stuff.co.nz, 6/4/08

 

Safeway and Looney Tunes Food

Forbes, 6/4/08

 

Childhood Obesity Levels Off, Pressure on Advertisers Remains (Media Daily News, 5/29/08)

 

Korea: Junk Food Ads to Be Bumped From Prime-Time TV (Korean Times, 5/27/08)

 

Childhood Obesity May Be Leveling Off (HealthDay News, 5/27/08)

 

Cheetos Ads That Promote 'Random Acts' Are Irresponsible (Advertising Age, 5/26/08)

 

Indiana Jones and the kingdom of fat kids (Salon, 5/21/08)

 

Coke, Pepsi Vow to Eliminate Worldwide Marketing to Kids Under 12 (Promo, 5/21/08)

 

Obesity concern over Indiana Jones film marketing (News-Medical.net, 5/19/08)

 

Parents want junk food ads banned (The Australian, 5/19/08)

 

Burger King Backs Jonas Brothers Tour (Promo, 5/16/08)

 

Burger King Promotes “Indy” Movie (Promo, 5/15/08)

 

Interview with McD's CMO Mary Dillon (Brandweek, 5/4/08)

 

Mars Snackfoods Supports ‘Indy’ Film (Promo Magazine, 4/29/08)

 

Children's cereals less healthy (Chicago Tribune, 4/25/08)

 

Group Asks Burger King To Pull 'Iron Man' Kids' Meal Toy (MediaPost, 4/25/08)

 

Burger King Brands Subscription Mobile Games (Promo Magazine, 4/24/08)

 

More talk needed on junk food ban: councillor (Durham Region, 4/22/08)

 

New code on ads a toothless tiger, say critics (Sydney Morning Herald, 4/17/08)

 

Ads 'make healthy diet difficult' (The Press Association, 4/17/08)

 

Junk food ads find web home (Sydney Morning Herald, 4/16/08)

 

Research: Teens Name Coke, McD's As Faves In New Study (Brandweek, 4/7/08)

 

Six Flags Announces Multi-Brand Partnership with Kraft Foods (Food Business Review, 4/8/08)

 

Study ties bedroom TV to unhealthy habits in teens (Reuters, 4/7/08)

 

Junk food ads, sugary rewards lead to fatter kids (The Free Lance-Star, 4/6/08)

 

More children are watching junk-food adverts despite ban (The Independent, 4/7/08)

 

Is TV to blame for fat epidemic? (Toronto Star, 3/8/08)

 

TV ads and obese kids (The Star, 3/4/08)

 

TV and Computer Limits Make Kids Slimmer (Wall Street Journal, 3/3/08)

 

Burger King Agrees To Kids' Marketing Rules In Europe (Marketing Daily, 2/25/08)

 

T.O. health officer: Ban sugary ads that target kids under 13 (Toronto Sun, 2/23/08)

 

Liverpool set to ban McDonald's Happy Meals in a bid to cut childhood obesity (Daily Mail UK, 2/24/08)

 

A third of Year 6 children are overweight (Times Online, 2/22/08)

 

Fast Food Ads Fueling Obesity Among Hispanic Kids (US News & World Reports, 2/21/08)

 

Restaurant Fundraiser A McShock For Official

Washington Post, 2/3/2008

 

McDonald's was right to pull plug on Happy Meals promotion

Orlando Sentinel, 1/21/08

 

Call for ban on junk food ads in games

The Scotsman, 1/22/08

 

McDonald’s Ending Promotion on Jackets of Children’s Report Cards

New York Times 1/18/08

 

Pepsi tackles childhood obesity with videogames in Mexico

The Guardian Unlimited, 1/2/08

 

Schools should ditch partnerships with McDonald's

Tucson Citizen, 1/2/08

Junk food firms use web to lure children

UK Telegraph, 1/1/08

 

Junk food advertising ban ‘not enough’ to help kids

Western Mail, 1/1/08

2007

Fast food gets its greasy hands on report cards (Chicago Tribune, 12/16/07)

 

Food companies sign EU ad pledge (UK Guardian, 12/11/07)

 

Seminole students get McDonald's bonus on report cards (Orlando Sentinel, 12/6/07)

 

Straight A's, With a Burger as a Prize (New York Times, 12/6/07)

 

Eat, drink and be miserable (The Guardian, 12/3/07)

 

Consumer groups bite back on a global scale (ABC News, 11/1/07)

TV-hypertension link could fan kid food ad debate (Food Navigator, 10/31/07)

CCFC to McDonald’s:  Stop Selling Sex with a Side of Fries (or Apple Dippers) (CCFC Press Release, 10/16/07)

Nestle, Dannon non-committal could lead to regulations (Food Navigator, 10/12/07)

ConAGra To limit food ads to kids (Broadcasting & Cable, 10/4/07)

Market shift could benefit kids' licensed foods, report (Food Navigator, 10/2/07)

 

Surroundings contribute to teen obesity (USA Today, 9/24/07)

 

Junk Food Report Due in Congress (Broadcast and Cable, 9/17/07)

 

Burger King Introduces Fruity Side as It Agrees to Limits on Kid-Aimed Ads (AdAge, 9/11/07)

 

Another Study Slams Food Ads Aimed at Children (AdAge, 9/4/07)

 

Selling to Kids - Virtually (Channel 4.com, 9/4/07)

 

Kids seem to respond to licensing of product (AP, 8/31/07)

 

Doctors Skeptical of Food Industry Ad Pledge (ABC News, 8/24/07)

 

Poll Shows Growing Concern About Role of Advertising in Child Obesity (Wall Street Journal, 8/21/07)

 

Cartoon characters labeled food villains (Guardian, 8/21/07)

 

Here Comes 'Halo 3' with a Side Order of Fries (Wall Street Journal, 8/9/07)

 

FTC Issues Subpoenas to Food Marketers (Adweek, 8/10/07)

 

Marketing tricks tots' taste buds (AP, 8/6/07)

 

We are coming for your children (The Guardian, 7/31/07)

 

Fury over 'violent' robot gift for kids (Daily Mirror, 7/30/07)

 

Diet Soda, Metabolic Syndrome Linked (LA Times, 7/24/07)

 

Big Food Cuts $1B in Kid Ads; Pols' Hunger Still Not Sated (Adage, 7/23/07)

 

Limiting Ads of Junk Food to Children (New York Times, 7/18/07)

 

Markey Says Marketers Won't Follow Kellogg's Lead (Broadcasting & Cable, 7/11/07)

 

Watching Food Ads on TV May Program Kids to Overeat (Wall Street Journal 7/10/07)

 

Food Marketers Seem Set to Unveil Kids-Advertising Guidelines (AdAge.com, 7/6/07)

 

Crackdown on children's ads (Australia) (Sydney Morning Herald, 6/10/07)

 

Promoting a Thirst for Sprite in Teenage Cellphone Users (New York Times, 6/7/07)

 

Advocacy Group Says Nickelodeon Should Ditch Junk Food Ads (Emax News, 6/6/07)

 

Congress Will Join Federal Agencies In Seeking Action On Food Marketing To Kids (Broadcast and Cable, 5/22/07)

 

FTC Urged To Probe Digital Food Marketing To Kids (Media Post, 5/17/07)

 

Harkin critical of Shrek for promoting junk food (Radio Iowa, 5/17/07)

 

The Hard Sell: Marketing to Kids (CBS News, 5/14/07)

 

Shrek shills dietary dreck -- dump him (Chicago Sun Times, 4/30/07)

 

Advocacy Group: Drop Shrek From Anti-Obesity Ads (AP, 4/26/07)

 

Obesity Fear Frenzy Grips Food Industry (Adage, 4/23/07)

 

Markey Wants to Put Kids TV On Ad Diet (Broadcast and Cable, 4/17/07)

 

FTC Takes Issue with Food Marketing to Kids (AdAge.com 4/17/07)

 

The Ultimate 'Halo 3' Accessory: Mountain Dew (AdAge.com, 4/16/07)

 

KFC Generates Buzzz (NY Post, 4/12/07)

 

Junk food ad ban comes into force in UK (Food Navigator, 04/02/07)

 

Living Well: Food biz feeds kids a steady marketing diet (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4/01/07)

 

A deal with the devil:  Schools unable to alter soda contracts (Toldeo Blade, 4/1/07)

 

Forget Big Tobacco, Big Food Kills (Truthdig, 3/29/07)

Study Finds Food Is Top Product Advertised to Kids (Washington Post, 3/28/07)

Soda drinkers consume more calories (USA Today, 3/26/07)

Krispy Kreme unfairly targeting kids, says group (AP Food Technology, 3/20/07)

Critics target Pizza Hut BOOKIt! Program (AP, 3/2/07)

 

Snack-Ad Attack (Christian Science Monitor, 2/9/09)

M&M's maker to stop marketing to kids (CNNMoney.com, 2/05/07)

 

Shrek Flip-flops in Obesity Fight (AdAge.com, 1/30/07)

Fruit shown on label often not in the box, kids' food study says (SF Chronicle, 1/26/07)

Beverage research tied to corporate dollars (Boston Globe, 1/9/07)

Burger King Sets High Score With Its Adver-games (AdAge.com, 1/8/07)

2006