Sentences with phrase «of happy meals»

In other words, the «cheap plastic crap» will continue to be part of Happy Meals.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is threatening to sue McDonald's on the grounds that the use of Happy Meals toys lures children into consuming unhealthful food.

McDonald's — which has been taking heat from parents, consumer groups and local lawmakers over the nutritional content and marketing of Happy Meals — said it would start making the changes in September and the new Happy Meals would be available in all of its 14,000 U.S. restaurants by the end of the first quarter of 2012.

More: McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) saw its shares jump as much as 23 percent, the biggest daily gain since its July 2001 listing after it started giving away figurines based on Pokemon characters such as Pikachu with sales of Happy Meals on Friday.

This first iteration of the Happy Meal was the Circus Wagon box, which came with either a cheeseburger or hamburger as well as fries, cookies, a drink and a toy.

The end of the Happy Meal partnership with Disney comes at a time when the processed - and fast - food industries are under fire on a number of fronts because of growing concerns about expanding waistlines, particularly among youngsters.

«A few fries short of a happy meal?»

I am not «All fries short of happy meal.»

That's our kind of Happy Meal.

Since 2004, the company has raised more than $ 36 million for Ronald McDonald House Charities ® (RMHC) Canada by donating 10 cents from the sale of every Happy Meal.

On the one hand, it's almost always the parent making the purchase of the Happy Meal (or of similar products, like sugary cereals), and arguably the parent should be able to withstand a child's whining and pressure.

In Canada, Chicken McNuggets are sold in packs of 4 (as part of a Happy Meal.)

But apple slices and chocolate milk don't balance out chicken nuggets and French fries, the other two components of the Happy Meal depicted in the ad.

As first reported by Advertising Age, which broke the story of the Burnett - crafted Happy Meal book program, each title incorporates characters the agency created earlier to market and promote a healthier iteration of the Happy Meal.

The group, which seeks class - action status for its case, is asking California to ban all marketing of Happy Meal toys.

«People come to McDonald's and, first of all, they want the choice and the control to be theirs, but their expectation of a Happy Meal does include a fry,» Jan Fields, president of McDonald's USA, said in a July interview.

They found 232,424 transactions that included the purchase of a Happy Meal.

They looked at whether the reduction of calories in the new version of the Happy Meal caused consumers to order more hamburgers and cheeseburgers versus the chicken nuggets, which are lower in calories.

«People come to McDonald's and, first of all, they want the choice and the control to be theirs, but their expectation of a Happy Meal does include a fry,» said Jan Fields, president of McDonald's USA.

While it's a known fact that competitors are often a little loopy and one fry short of a happy meal from being carb - depleted and dehydrated, these tips should make the whole experience so much better for you and everyone participating in this special day with you.

Formulaic garbage... the cinematic equivalent of a happy meal

The year began with the deconstruction of the Happy Meal down to every component, and the students dove into their own paths of investigation.

Set aside any preconceptions of Happy Meal toys, sporks, or Saturns, because this isn't your typical plastic.

If you're new to parental or home ownership duties, you're probably also new to having not much more than the value of a Happy Meal in your checking account, too, so we'll try to keep this list below $ 30k at least to start.

Every American who drives in Europe returns to the Land of the Happy Meal with the same thought: «The cars in Europe are great!

McDonald's Canada is offering free books with the purchase of a Happy Meal.

Earlier in November, McDonal had made available about 2 million ebooks to families in the US as part of their Happy Meal Books Promotion that also coincided with National Family Literacy Day.

«This is the latest step in our ongoing efforts to enrich the lives of families, and part of a broader book strategy that will combine the fun of the Happy Meal, new partners and technology to inspire more family reading time.»

and I'm trying to explain all this to my shopping companion to make us not all seem a few fries short of a happy meal, she quite seriously asked me — I kid you not — what a pig's ear was.

Award space is of course subject to the vagaries of revenue management (protip: anyone who claims that all you have to do is say «revenue management» to get award seats to open up is probably a few fries short of a happy meal), and it does seem like Suites saver awards on SQ221 from SIN - SYD have been blocked.

For McDonald's «balanced eating» is accomplished within the confines of the Happy Meal.

But apple slices and chocolate milk don't balance out chicken nuggets and French fries, the other two components of the Happy Meal depicted in the ad.

First, it was the Florida judge who threatened to sanction and revoke the pro hac vice status of an out - of - state attorney for characterizing her ruling as a few french fries short of a happy meal.

An order is now up in the case of the lawyer who accused a Florida bankruptcy court judge of being «a few french fries short of a happy meal.»

A federal bankruptcy judge's recent show cause order against a lawyer who told her that she was «a few french fries shy of a Happy Meal» has generated quite a bit of food for thought around the blogosphere.

According to this Law.com article, William Smith, a partner at the large, Chicago - based law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery, commented to Judge Laurel Myerson Isicoff during a hearing at the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida that «with all due respect, you're a few french fries short of a Happy Meal.»

In the first one, you look like the toy at the bottom of a Happy Meal - just who the fast food shift manager was looking for.

Not exact matches

Kid Cuisines are basically the «Happy Meals» of the freezer section.

As RBC Capital Markets» Mark Mahaney wrote, «There are three great deals in America today — the Happy Meal ($ 3.29), Netflix ($ 10.99), and Prime (even @ new price of $ 119 — up 5 Grande Lattes... a year).»

McDonald's has also taken a lot of flak for the nutritional value of kid - centric food options like the Happy Meal.

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A decade ago it would have been difficult to imagine a McDonald's menu offering the salad choices of today or a Happy Meal with options for apple slices and yogurt snacks instead of fries.

We made decisions that reflected our own needs and cost controls and efficiencies: things like Happy Meal bags instead of boxes.

She also highlighted the company's recent efforts to scale back the size of its menu while introducing additional healthier dining options, including in its Happy Meals for kids.

In recent years, the company has cut the size of its fries, ditched antibiotics from its chicken nuggets, added fruit options and removed soda from the Happy Meal.

«McDonald's commitment to balanced Happy Meals allows our two companies to collaborate on new ways to bring the magic of Disney to McDonald's consumers,» Tiffany Rende, senior vice president of corporate alliances at Disney, said in a statement Tuesday.

Ask anyone who grew up eating McDonald's and they can instantly tell you what the most coveted Happy Meal toy of their generation was.

However, the Happy Meal fell out of fashion with some advertising partners in the mid-2000's.

The Happy Meal let kids choose what they wanted to eat, giving them a sense of autonomy, and helped McDonald's brand itself as family - friendly fare.

The partnership will bring the House of Mouse back to Happy Meals more than a decade after Disney severed ties with the burger brand.