McDonald’s chief executive dies

Jim Cantalupo, who led a business revival as chairman and CEO of the fast-food giant McDonald’s Corp., died early Monday of a heart attack, according to company officials. He was 60.
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It must be extremely difficult to be the CEO of an international company whose products are generally so unhealthy. This article notes that he was overweight during much of the 1990’s, and he worked hard to return to a normal weight over the past few years and had made significant progress. He was responsible for part of the shift to making healthier alternatives available at McDonald’s, although clearly they have a LONG way to go in that respect. I’m looking forward to the day when it is possible for people on the move for business or vacations to get heart-healthy alternatives. My personal experience with a McD’s salad was that there was very little “vitality” in the lettuce they served, a bit like calling the lettuce and pickle on your Big Mac your “vegetable.”