Sentences with phrase «fast food executive»

Moving quickly to replace his original U.S. Labor Secretary pick after controversial fast food executive Andrew Puzder withdrew his name, Trump played it safe with his selection: Alexander Acosta.

The nomination of Puzder, a former fast food executive who had led the company that owned Hardee's and Carl's Jr., had previously come under the scrutiny of labor groups for his support for automation.

He did not speak specifically to any appointees other than Carson, but Democrats have expressed dismay over the selection of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for U.S. Attorney General, fast food executive Andrew Puzder to head the Department of Labor, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon to lead the Small Business Administration, mega-investor Wilbur Ross for the Department of Commerce, billionaire businesswoman Betsy Devos for the Department of Education, ex-Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin for Department of of the Treasury and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt for the Environmental Protection Agency.

Trump scrambled to nominate R. Alexander Acosta as labor secretary after fast food executive Andrew F. Puzder withdrew his nomination.

Not exact matches

Panera's CEO has a challenge for fast - food executives: Eat the meals their chains are serving children.

But he does suspect that many industry executives wouldn't want their children eating fast - food kids» meals every day.

«McDonald's action falls far short of what is needed to make sure fast food jobs provide a decent living for the men and women who work in them,» Christine Owen, executive director of NELP, said in a statement.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters)- McDonald's Corp's (MCD.N) relations with its U.S. franchisees have hit a fresh low as the fast - food giant's new chief executive fights to turn around its domestic business amid fierce competition, according to a survey released Wednesday.

There are three women on its 12 - person board of directors and three women among the fast - food chain's top - ranking 10 corporate executives, according to the company website.

NEW YORK (AP)-- McDonald's says the president of its U.S. business is retiring, marking the latest executive change as the fast - food giant tries to reinvent itself.

Dennis Lombardi, executive vice president of food service strategies at WD Partners, said the low quality scores aren't surprising or worrying for Taco Bell, which pioneered fast - food value menus and still sells some food for less than $ 1.

The gadget is still under scrutiny of the Food and Drug Administration, something that executives from Theranos hoped to fast - track under the emergency use authorization for Zika detectors.

Former Foster's Group chief executive Trevor O'Hoy became chairman of Maggie Beer Products last year and has overseen a review of the business, which triggered a subtle shift in strategy to try to deliver more growth from faster - growing food segments embraced by Millennials.

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«The need for healthy frozen food options has never been higher, especially with consumers looking for fast options and clean labels that fit in with their hectic schedules» Andy Reichgut Executive Vice President of Garden Lites.

The Cheshire - based chain serves «fast casual» food, Executive Vice President William Chemero said.

As the executive director of NYSHEPA, Nancy ran an 800 member - strong coalition and advocated at the local, state and federal level for numerous nutrition and physical activity measures including school nutrition standards, calorie labeling, trans fat ban, Complete Streets, breastfeeding bill of rights, nutrition standards for fast - food kids» meals sold with toys, Safe Routes to School, nutrition standards for foods marketed to children, and the sugar - sweetened beverage tax.

In August 2011 we sat down with Dallas ISD Executive Food Service Director of Child and Nutrition Services Dora Rivas (M.S., R.D., L.D.) about the success of their BIC program, and the fast program expansion that success made possible.

Americans in the early twentieth century were still becoming acquainted with mass advertising, which was designed to create new needs where none had existed before, such as for mouthwash or deodorant, or to promote products, such as baby food, that responded to and enabled a more fast - paced life brought on by technological innovation.67 With the mass production and advertising of goods, memorable packaging and branding became an essential part of the product, «an integral part of the commodity itself,» as one business executive noted in 1913.68

Critics hammered McDonald's executives not only for offering unhealthful menu items but also for marketing fast food to kids with its Ronald McDonald character and Happy Meal toys, all while the company boasts of eight straight years of sales growth despite a deep economic recession.

Flanagan's main concern wasn't necessarily the issue itself of transgender rights, but Cuomo's use of executive authority, which previously rankled Republicans when the governor administratively increased the state's minimum wage for fast - food workers to $ 15.

David McAuley, chief executive of the Trussell Trust said: «As the number of emergency food parcels provided to people by food banks rises once again, it's clear that more can be done to get people back on their feet faster.

If this hadn't passed, Cuomo would have used his executive powers of control over the wage board and done it anyway like he did for fast food workers.

Legislators also wrangled over a state plan to raise the minimum wage in some fast food restaurants and over a demand that Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz meet with legislators about the problems in Child Protective Services.

I also asked Heastie if he's concerned about the governor's increased reliance of late on his executive powers to circumvent the Legislature on key policy issues like a minimum wage increase for the state's fast food workers and creation of a special prosecutor to handle cases in which unarmed civilians die at the hands of law enforcement officers.

«I've been very clear that I think the minimum wage, the fast food issue, was executive overreach,» Flanagan told reporters prior to the news breaking of Cuomo's latest minimum wage action.

«That's what I did with the fast - food workers, that's what I did with transgender rights, that's what I did with marriage equality,» Cuomo said, though the latter of which was approved through the legislative process through a sustained effort by the governor and a host of other advocates, and not through executive authority.

«Because if fast food worker deserves $ 15 an hour, construction workers deserve $ 15 an hour,» Cuomo said to enthusiastic union members, where he also announced an executive action raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $ 15 an hour.

«Because if fast food worker deserves $ 15 an hour, construction workers deserve $ 15 an hour,» Cuomo said to enthusiastic union members, where he also announced his executive action raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $ 15 an hour.

Though the business community has disagreed with Cuomo over the minimum wage bill and his recent executive actions raising the wage for fast food workers, Briccetti says she understand the governor has political considerations with the left of his party.

Cuomo has already begun a piecemeal attempt to increase the minimum wage through executive actions to phase in an increase for state workers and fast food workers to $ 15 an hour over the next several years.

The broad - based move follows recent efforts to increase wages in particular industries — last year, Cuomo leveraged a state wage board to boost hourly pay for fast - food workers, and used executive action to do the same for an estimated 10,000 state workers.

The proposal comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo in recent months has pushed for a broader minimum wage increase and through executive authority hiked the wage for workers in the fast - food industry as well as state and SUNY employees.

Cuomo has formed a campaign coalition named in honor of his late father to push for a $ 15 minimum wage after taking executive action this past summer to gradually increase the wage for SUNY and state workers as well as fast - food employees.

Republican lawmakers have been critical of Gov. Andrew Cuomo for raising the minimum wage through his executive power, including the use of a wage board within the Department of Labor to increase the wage to $ 15 over the next several years for fast - food workers.

Flanagan said he's not happy with Cuomo's unilateral action to use a wage board to raise fast food workers» wages, without any input from the legislature, calling it executive overreach.

Cuomo, who used his executive powers through a wage board to phase in a $ 15 an hour rate for fast food workers, says next he wants to try to get a similar increase through the state legislature next year.

He later moved to use his own executive authority to increase the minimum wage for fast - food workers, as well as state and SUNY employees.

One such person is the proposed labor secretary Andrew Puzder, the chief executive of the company that operates the fast - food restaurants Carl's Jr. and Hardee's.

The governor is also pressing the State Senate to agree to pass a law to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour for workers not covered by his executive action that apply to fast food workers and state workers.

A flurry of executive activity was capped off by the finding of his fast food wage board that workers in the industry should be paid a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage.

«It should be no surprise to New Yorkers that Gov. Cuomo intends to effectively amend the Human Rights Law without consulting the State Legislature; not long ago, the Governor overstepped the bounds of his executive authority in regard to the minimum wage to be paid to fast - food workers,» said Rev. Jason McGuire, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Constitutional executive authority in regard to the minimum wage to be paid to fast - food workers,» said Rev. Jason McGuire, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Executive Director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms.

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein says it's a myth that fast food workers are primarily teenagers looking for spending money at the mall.

«I've been very clear that I think the fast food wage board was executive overreach,» Flanagan said.

The cliché of a stressed - out executive grabbing a fast food lunch, eating it standing up, and then popping antacids for the rest of the day while running from one meeting to the next has a lot of truth to it.

The film's closest thing to a protagonist is Don Anderson (Greg Kinnear), a marketing executive for a fast - food chain that goes by the barely lawsuit - proof name of Mickey's.

Virtually every story line can be reduced to a didactic argument: In order to keep their jobs, fast - food executives are encouraged to turn a blind eye to health and safety issues.

Executive producers are Christophe Riandee, Brahim Chioua, Christopher Woodrow (Birdman, Killer Joe), Michael Bassick (Bernie, The Ten), Steven Marshall, Michel Litvak (Whiplash, Drive), Gary Michael Walters (Whiplash, Drive), Jeffrey Stott (2 Guns, Drive), Rachel Dik (Old Fashioned), Victor Ho (The World Made Straight, Fast Food Nation), Manuel Chiche, Matthew Read, and Thor Sigurjonsson.

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