Marketers Ditch Fast Food for Produce Aisle

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 30, 2009 12:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – Wary of being associated with fast food, Disney and others are leaving Happy Meals behind and targeting young buyers—well, their parents—by branding everything from eggs to apples, the Big Money reports. Disney properties like Mickey Mouse, Miley Cyrus, and Zac Efron appear on... Read full story »

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