Popular Restaurants' Positive Chain-Ges

While no one — except maybe a delusional McDonald's chef — associates fast food with good health, some restaurant chains have been taking baby steps toward healthier food and a more eco-friendly business.

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In the past year, several chains have announced changes to their menus, their carbon footprints, and the treatment of the animals supplying their food products. In the broad scope of things, many of these restaurants are still far from green and healthy — we're looking at you, Burger King, with your bacon sundae, and you, Wendy's, with your triple-decker bacon burger — but we applaud even the smallest efforts toward positive change.

— Melissa Valliant, HellaWella

 

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