By Anthony Gucciardi | Natural Society
Posted on February 22, 2015
In a series of headlines that would pass as virtually unbelievable several years ago, mainstream economists are sounding the alarm over the financial decline of both fast food giant McDonald’s and biotech juggernaut Monsanto.
CNN asks, ‘Is McDonald’s doomed?’ Business Insider declares that ‘McDonald’s Is Losing America’ as the company fires its own CEO. What’s happening? As it turns out, the world is starting to ask what they’re truly eating in their food — and the new conglomerate of natural grocers and restaurants are trailblazing the way into an entirely new economic environment. In other words: people are simply tired of shoveling garbage into their bodies, and they’re not going to put up with it anymore.
Here’s just a few of the ingredients you can find in many fast food meals:
- Dimethylpolysiloxane – A chemical known for its use in silicone breast implants, silly putty, and also… chicken nuggets
- Propylene glycol – A laxative chemical and electronic cigarette filler that even e-cigarette companies are beginning to phase out
- Azodicarbonamide – A chemical used in the creation of foamed plastic items like yoga mats
So are you surprised to find that many are turning away from fast food leaders like McDonald’s?
Nations around the world are already rejecting the ensemble of artificial ingredients included in many staple McDonald’s meal options. Back in 2013, their attempts to expand operations in Bolivia were completely shut down by the reality that the Bolivian citizens were not willing to purchase their fast food creations. As reported back in July of 2013:
“McDonald’s restaurants operated in Bolivia for 14 years, according to Hispanically Speaking. In 2002, they had to shutter their final remaining 8 stores because they simply couldn’t turn a profit—and if you know fast food companies, you know it’s not because they didn’t try.
The Golden Arches sunk plenty of money into marketing and campaigning—trying to get the food-loving Bolivians to warm to their French fries and burgers, but it simply wasn’t happening.”
And they’re absolutely still trying to become ‘relevant’ again in the United States, as natural food giants like Whole Foods are able to offer a medley of organic-based options for the same price of a Happy Meal with extra fries. Even CNN Money admits that with public knowledge expanding over these meal options, McDonald’s is fighting to stay relevant. Paul R. La Monica, reporting for the CNN Money column, writes:
“Are the meals no longer as happy for McDonald’s customers as they used to be? The fast food giant definitely seems worried.
McDonald’s (MCD) reported lackluster quarterly results last week. And company executives used the words “relevance,” “relevant” and “relevancy” a combined 20 times during its conference call with analysts. Translation: the leaders of the Golden Arches are very concerned about whether the company is still relevant.
If you look at the expected growth rates for Mickey D’s biggest burger rivals — as well as upstarts in the so-called fast casual restaurant chain industry — I’d be “Grimace”-ing too. (Sorry. But I miss that purple blob!)”
From Super Bowl commercials to mega marketing campaigns, McDonald’s is shoveling cash into their PR machine — something they have in common with GMO juggernaut Monsanto. Another company that is facing a financial loss amid increased awareness and international import issues. As the Associated Press article ‘Monsanto Loses $156 Million in Fiscal Fourth Quarter’ explains, the multinational corporation has entered a very unique loss period that spells out a lot about the future of its GMO technology:
The news comes as Monsanto continues to spend millions in attempts to stop GMO labeling campaigns around the nation, funding opposition groups and ensuring that you don’t know what’s in your food. After all, there’s a reason that 96% of Monsanto shareholders absolutely do not want GMO labeling legislation to pass within the US — it could hurt business.
As information continues to spread on key issues like the prevalence of toxic substances within fast food meals and the reality behind GMOs and their secrecy, there is no doubt that these two companies (and many others) will experience the economic backlash. Will they change in order to meet the new economic shift?
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Anthony is the Founding Director of NaturalSociety, whose writings on the subject of health and wellness have reached tens of millions of readers worldwide. A proponent of an organic lifestyle, the growth of alternative news, and a dedication to aiding various non-profit organizations, NaturalSociety was Anthony's next step in what he calls “highlighting what you won't be hearing about on the major news networks.” Anthony has appeared on both grassroots and established platforms alike, including routine appearances on Drudge Report, Daily Mail, RT, The Blaze, Infowars, Michael Savage's Savage Nation, Coast to Coast AM, and many others.
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go fuck yourself McDonald’s
Erm?
Why so angry?
Good news.
No reason to be alarmed. The treatment could be causing the cancer to go into remission stage, it should come as no surprise.
Agreed… :p
THANKS GOD
No their not lol
Their/they’re, who cares about grammar? Scot, you forgot a T in you’re name…
(That one was on purpose…)
I don’t lol! But u seem but hurt about it lmao!!!
good riddance
I agree 🙂
What’s monsanto
It’s the world largest maker of poison
Illegal in most major countries just like corporate loopholes but not illegal in the U.S.
Who else thinks this is cool ?
Yeeeaaahhhh
GOOD !!!
Die motherfuckers
Zappa’s dead too.
George Nemeth you’re like ummm whats it called???? a dickhead
Lol mcds isn’t going
The All new medium mac
Costs the same as the Big Mac,but this one is “fun size”
Good
Fuck GMO and Fuck Monsanto
Let them bleed to death. DIE Mofos
Fuck you too. Skank.
Mcds sales are up 1000%
Thankgod. I hope corporate greed will destroy this disatrous alliance
I won’t eat at McDonald’s if they paid me. There are so many better alternatives around.
Montdonalds
Anything you can get from mcds you can get from walmart
McDonald’s and Monsanto should have seen it coming.
GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH!
Who still eats at McDonald’s? I work a a poultry plant and Nobody eats from their and we have over 900 employees. The only thing we would get from McDonald’s is Mcflurry but the Ice Cream machines are always broke, so we stopped
Lol okay
Oh man those machines are pretty nasty. Might skip the mcflurrys too!
So many people still eat there…. too many
Now about those chemtrials
Monsanto needs to go
🙂 This warms my heart!! ^_^ Bye bye Monsanto, we’re officially sick of your parasitic attempts to poison us for profit, and to try deceive the people, with your garbage fraudulent pop science!
Yes, the system is finally crashing, thank you & let it be so with plenty of extra speed 🙂 <3
Not mcds
We will have to let time be our lessor my friend, however most things of this system will crash & burn! If a flower doesn’t bloom you fix the environment & not the flower! There are simply to many that have awakened now
Losing or just not making as much?
who’s next?
Dow, D
Death!
Yay
I’M LOVIN’ IT !!!
They should be ARRESTED! 😉
Yip yip !!! Whoopy!!! And the TOWER of corruption comes falling DOWN
GOOD BYE
A million likes!!!!!
Swaky Dee
diarrhea of the bank
Goodbye…..
Good – both are poison
al the fake unnatural companies need to go…fast!
Finish them off
Again it will be the staff at the front line who’ll bear the brunt?
AMERICANS, COME TO SERBIA TO TRY OUR MEAT AND VEGETABLES, THEN YOU WILL KNOW WHAT SHITS ARE YOU EATING IN FREE AMERICA LAND.
About time
Na Na Na Na. Na Na Na Na. Hey hey hey. Goodbye?. Fast food is gross period.
Good about time they go bankrupt
These ‘shareholders’ must be the scum of this earth. They don’t care about others, just want to see their investments turn green…
Victory .;))))
Not fast enough.
I’m lovin it … but not sure I believe it…
Good fuck em off
Good news!
The Consumer and by default “the people” hold the power, purchasing power that is. If you don’t buy their product, they Tank!
Now hope the electorate is as savvy.
Awesome news!! I hate that our people died from their BS over all these years though.
Nooo. I love McDonalds!
deep joy
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unfortunately,this isn’t true.
And they are pissed
Ha ha
I hope this is true
Good news for a change
Great article….keep them coming
Prayers are being answered here.
Good
Walmart will be next I hope!
I don’t. They may have flaws but they have raised their starting pay and they are very good about hiring the disabled.
I hadn’t heard that but until they start pay all their employees a living wage I won’t spend my money there.
Both. GO to FORGOTTEN….?
Good that junk is killing people.
Oh no, Sluggo!
Good, continue until they have to close. Poisoned enough people
GOOD
yes fuck em off but dont let em come back with some different name but with the same poison!!!!
Good. We can start to progress.
I know that there is a strong possibility that this might not be true since obama is such a huge Monsanto supporter but it would be a HUGE blessing for America if McDonald’s and Monsanto were wiped off the map!!!!
Advertising to kids for HOW many years???and SELLING JUNK FOOD!!! When will we learn, THIS STUFF IS GOING TO KILL YOU!!!
Well, the people at both companies can enjoy their GMO foods.
Nice
85% of McDonalds burgers are bleach washed filers!
oh, people don’t like being poisoned?
Huge opportunity for whoever can afford the McDonald’s infrastructure and wants to open a vegan or vegetarian fast food chain…
Great news…x
Great
Good.
It’s too bad we can’t do this with pharmaceutical companies
Good. Maybe the free market works after all. Bastards can’t go tits up fast enough.
(y)
Isn’t this a good thing. Why the alarm ; a celebration is preferred analogy
Both need to go! Now! The sooner, the better!
Can’t happen soon enough
Blessed be life…
Thank God greed is dying
now and then we have some good and hopeful news……..great
Good riddance!
Yes & hooray for the ppl! Keep up the good fight cause Monsanto doesn’t want to let go.
Good – die!
Monsanto probably sponsored these developers before they killed all of the bees!
https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-robobees-closer-to-pollinating-crops-2014-6
Not fast enough
YEAH!!!!!
Hurray !!!!!!!
Great~!
Good keep on loosing money…
Only eeally aad thjng in my perspective is … how many jobs will be lost? Where are all of the McDonald’s employees gonna get new work ? … More people than you may think, count on that income to take care of their families …. more than 1 side to every story – HOWEVER, IMO mono can go suck themselves !!! … majority of there people are just trying to get rich b4 every country bans them …. I believe they have hurt this country and our people more than enough !
Oh YES its about time..I could write a book about the deleterious effects that Monsanto products have reaped on the global environment and ultimately people’s and animals health in the end with no remorse. As for McDonald’s well they realise that people have clued to the highly processed production of food is a no go.I look forward to the day when everyone takes control of what is important. .Grow your own food if not buy locally and of course organically..In other words feed your community feed yourself and enjoy the process. Oh and please protect our waterways…x
Good food will take over and employment will flourish in the ethical food industry ! Its not a good enough reason for good people to be poisoned just to make unscrupulous corporations rich ! People power ! We are not ignorant any longer! Do not eat fast food ! ? we are not robots we have choices! ??
Watch out, Monsonto has a ton of money. Money buys lots of things. Still don’t know if the government is going to allow GMO’s without labeling. A little name change and a little ” twerking”. I don’t put much faith in our government when there is a an election and big pockets to feed.
Woohoo! No party streamers yet though, not till they hit rock bottom… All great systems eventually crash
Hans Auch
Good news 🙂 how are you dude?
GOOD!
Thank you for posting this….They are on their way out…Good Riddance!!!!
SafeWat, Too.. With Urban… Farming In… The Horizon… (Y) CLN…
Good cuz that’s what happens when you kill people.
I’m lovin it
There is a sea change happening in how people worldwide are now reacting to the poisoning of our crops and of our bodies. Some CEOs just aren’t paying attention.
BAN THEM BOTH!!! They are killing the US citizens!
Don’t be happy on others loss. It can with you too!
Like
Hey, maybe they should consider WHY?
🙂 This warms my heart!! ^_^ Bye bye Monsanto, we’re officially sick of your parasitic attempts to poison us for profit, and to try and deceive the people, with such garbage fraudulent pop science.
Yaaaaaayyyy , monsanto all europe hates you
painful but their unethical business practices got them and they thought no one would know or care
Amen
Hopefully people are getting more aware of d hazards of these fast foods to our health.. good sign.
Hip hip hooray ??????
Even the Hamburglar has seen the light and doesn’t steal that crap anymore!
The indigestion must of got too much for him!
Good! We don’t need them or the products they push.
Monsanto and Mc Crap can burn in hell. You have been serving your chemical garbage for far too long. You bastards are the sickest parasites in the world…. And what a shame that Bono is too stupid and greedy to know the damage he is encouraging in Africa… He can go fuck himself as well!!!