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FYI: Change Comes To The Golden Arches

• FDA: "So we've had some problems. We're getting better. Look! We're opening five offices around the world!" [US News]

• There's melamine in Chinese eggs now. [BBC News]

• Need some ideas for a Christmas gift for the food-obsessed person in your life? Here are some good book ideas. [San Francisco Chronicle]

• Going green can help save restaurants lots of money, which could help considerably nowadays. Maybe that'll be one positive that comes out of this recession: more environmentally friendly restaurants. [Boston Globe

• McDonald's is getting a makeover. The first coffee-shop style branch of the chain opened in Springfield, Illinois. [State Journal-Register

Posted by Carolina Bolado on 12/03/2008 at 08:11 AM |
Categories: FYI

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