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creation of, 21–22;
franchises for, 25, 98;
and growth, 267;
interstate expansion of, 25, 78;
portion sizes at, 241
Carnation Milk Company, 35
Carpal tunnel syndrome, 187
Carriba’s, 78
Carter, Jimmy, 208
Cartoon Network, 46
Cassidy, David, 234
Catfish industry, 159
Cattle industry: and beef consumption, 142, 277n;
and Beef Trust, 137;
breeds of cattle, 255–56;
and captive supplies,138, 142–43;
chicken manure as cattle feed, 202–3;
and disease, 201–4, 257;
economic problems in, 136–38, 142–43, 144–47;
and environmentalism,133–35;
and European exports, 142;
and fast food industry, 8–9;
and hormones, 263;
intimidation by meatpacking industry, 143–44;
and land trusts, 145;
“mad cow disease,” 202;
secret pricing in, 143;
suicide rates in, 146. See also Meatpacking industry
Cattle King Packing Company, 218–19
CDC. See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Census Bureau, 306n
Center for Public Integrity, 210
Center for Science in the Public Interest, 54
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 195, 222, 240
Chain, Steve, 276n
Chain Operators Exchange (COEX), 236–39, 290n
Chamber of Commerce, U.S., 185
Chandler, Alfred D., 68–69
Chemical Market Reporter, 124
Cheskin, Louis, 97–98
Chevy’s, 73
Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, 1–2, 7, 275n
Chicago, 16, 152–53, 155–57
Chicago Historical Society, 306n
Chicago Tribune, 179
Chicken industry. See Poultry industry
Chicken manure, 202–3
Chicken McNuggets, 139–40, 301n
Chicken Shack, 98
Child labor and child labor laws, 73, 80, 82, 261, 262
Children: and Disney and Kroc, 33;
and E. coli 0157:H7, 198–99;
and hamburgers, 198;
and heart attacks, 242;
and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), 199–200;
impact of fast food industry on, 9;
Internet as data source on, 45;
and mass marketing techniques, 8;
and meat contamination, 218–21;
obesity of, 242;
and soft drink consumption, 54–55;
as target customers, 40–49, 231, 262, 267;
and television advertising, 45–46
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, 45
Child Welfare League, 46
Chili’s, 88
China, 230, 231, 242
Christian Coalition, 63
Chuck E. Cheese, 87
Cigarette advertising, 262
Citric acid, 143
CKE. See Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc. (CKE)
Clean Air Act, 165–66
Cleaning crews, 176–78, 310–11n
Clinton administration, 185, 207, 210, 214, 215
Clostridium perfringens, 197
CME KidCom Ad Traction Study II, 43
Coan, Mike, 160
Coble, Howard, 101
Coca-Cola: and brand recognition, 4, 229;
in China, 231;
marketing of, in public schools, 51, 53–55, 56;
and Mc-Donald’s, 54;
and nutrition, 54;
and profit margins, 286n
COEX. See Chain Operators Exchange (COEX)
Coffey, Allen, Jr., 101
Colombia, 244
Colorado, 1–2, 7, 59–66
Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, 144–45
Colorado Restaurant Association, 73
Colorado Springs, 1–2, 7, 59–66
Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph, 63
Colorado Springs Independent, 57
Colorado Springs Sun, 63
Columbia Film Studio, 19
Columbia/HCA, 5
Columbus, Christopher, 124
Comfort foods, 123
“Committee for Employment Opportunities,” 72
Communism, Hypnotism, and the Beatles (Noebel), 65
ConAgra: and contaminated meat, 219;
and fast food conventions, 236;
fraudulent actions of, 159–60;
as french fry producer, 158;
and illegal immigrants,162;
and industry uniformity, 305n;
as international, 230–31;
and intimidation of cattle ranchers, 143;
and Lamb Weston, 130, 158;
and meatpacking industry consolidation, 8;
Monfort takeover by, 158–59;
and nation’s largest meatpacking plant,149–50;
poultry division of, 140;
and price fixing, 159;
profit margins, 174;
tax breaks from Nebraska, 163–64;
and workers’ compensation, 184
ConAgra Who?, 159
Connelly, John, 227
Conservation. See Environmentalism
Consortium Members, Inc., 100
Consumers Union, 46, 56
Conway family, 257–58
Conway’s Red Top Restaurant, 257–59
Coolidge, Calvin, 38
Copenhagen, 244
Corn, 143
Cornell University, 126
Corporate logos, 20
Country Pride, 159
Cox News Service, 212
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, 162
Cramer, Keith G., 22