KFC, Taco Bell, and the destruction of the rain forests

July 9, 2011   3 Comments  

YUM! Brands, which operates 38,000 fast food restaurants in 110 countries (including KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, WingStreet, A&W and Long John Silver’s), continues to ignore calls to stop sourcing palm oil, paper and other goods from suppliers notorious for destroying tropical rainforests in Indonesia and elsewhere. Indonesia’s tropical rainforests are home to orangutans, tigers, elephants, clouded leopards and dozens of other endangered plants and animals. (Media credit/Marufish via Flickr)

Even McDonald’s takes better care of the environment

EarthTalk: Palm oil? Fabric softener?

Dec. 8, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that palm oil, common in snack foods and health & beauty products, is destroying rainforests? If so, what can consumers do about it? – Emma Miniscalco, via e-mail It’s no wonder that worldwide demand for palm oil has surged in recent years. Long used in cosmetics, palm oil is now [...]

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