The CEO, on the other hand:
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The board of McDonald's Corp. named Charlie Bell chief executive after Jim Cantalupo, the leader of the recent turnaround at the world's biggest fast-food chain, died of an apparent heart attack Monday. ... Cantalupo, 60, was at a McDonald's convention in Orlando, Fla., when he was suddenly stricken.
Stricken by rodent ninjas with white gloves and high-pitched voices after Cantalupo threatened to pull McDonald's out of Disneyworld, I bet.
"Jim came in with a backdrop of sluggish sales, reduced earnings over several years and heavy price discounting," said Dennis Milton, an analyst at S&P. "He focused on product development with the salads, all-white chicken products and other relevant food innovations such as the 'adult happy meals' with yogurt and fruit."
The premium salads, all-white meat chicken, no more supersizing, and adult Happy Meals are all innovations from the last year. Surely Cantalupo wasn't merely reacting to public pressure to quit acting as an accessory to the fattening of America?
To those commenting on the "just desserts" angle of the CEO of McDonald's dying of a heart attack, I'd like to point out two things:
1) The man was 60 years old. Younger people than he have had fatal heart attacks.
2) Cantalupo made $1.4 million last year. How often do you think that guy actually ate at McDonald's?
he still outlived the PowerBar creator by nearly a decade.
I'd take a Big Mac over those indigestible goodies any time.
Excellent obscure reference to the Clerks animated series. I may be one of 6 people who got it, but well played!
Didn't James Near of Wendy's die in his mid-50's?