Call to New CEO Thompson: Don't Sacrifice Public Health for Profits Statement from Sara Deon, Value [the] Meal director, Corporate Accountability International

At its annual meeting Thursday, McDonald’s stockholders rejected a recent obesity proposal and defended its right to advertise to children.

OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McDonald's Corporation celebrates with Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) the opening of the world's 300th Ronald McDonald House this week in St. Louis on the campus of St. John's Mercy Medical Center.

GREENWICH, Conn., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant has been named "2010 Chief Executive of the Year," a prestigious honor bestowed upon an outstanding corporate leader, nominated and selected by a group of his or her peers.

McDonald's said its french fries are now trans-fat- free in all its restaurants in the United States and Canada, catching it up with its fast-food rivals in that category.