• Members of the “Retire Ronald” movement, who believe Ronald McDonald contributes to the predatory marketing of junk food, staged a parking-lot protest at a Portsmouth McDonald’s yesterday. [Seacoast Online]
• A blogger in Kuwait is being sued and slapped with $18,000 in fines for writing a poor review of Benihana. If that were the policy in this country, we bet there’d be a lot of bloggers in jail. [Fast Company]
• File under “cruel ironies”: A recent study has linked food assistance programs to obesity. [Clinton News]
• Speaking of obesity, Dunkin’ Donuts had a really good year in 2010, with a 50 percent increase in development deals like multi-store outlets. [NRN]
• In case you’re in the market, discount grocer BJ’s Wholesale Club has put itself up for sale. [USAT]
• Two women have sued the Safeway grocery store chain for failing to notify its club members about recalled foods. [San Francisco Chronicle]
• Nearly one-third of Somalian children face severe malnutrition because of a recent drought. [Guardian UK]
• Not a bad idea for roach coaches: Food trucks in Los Angeles County are receiving letter grades. [ABC 7]
