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The United States drive for a healthier America wants Ronald McDonald to retire for it promotes unhealthy eating and lifestyle among people. Ronald McDonald is the famous clown character used as the primary mascot of the McDonald’s fast-food restaurant chain. McDonald’s Corporation Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner voiced out that Ronald McDonald won’t be in for retirement. “The answer is no,” Skinner told a room full of shareholders who gathered for a meeting at the company’s headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, Illinois. “He is a force for good,” Skinner said, adding that the nearly 50-year-old clown is an ambassador for the McDonald’s brand and its Ronald McDonald House of Charities. “He communicates effectively with children and families around balanced, active lifestyles. He does not hawk food.” Shareholders applauded Skinner. And they unleashed a chorus of boos when representatives from the advocacy group Corporate Accountability International requested the famous icon be shelved – for good. Ronald McDonald Continues To Be The Icon For McDonald Restaurants is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →