Michael Phelps, who deviated from a training-driven lifestyle that put Communist Chinese programs for 12-year-olds to shame only to channel Frank "The Tank" Ricard with a boozy, druggy bacchanal at the University of South Carolina is coming here.A full-page spread in the Sunday Chronicle pitched the forthcoming "Get Motivated! Business Seminar," featuring speakers such as Colin Powell and Rudy Giuliani as well as Phelps. In addition to Phelps' speech on "competitiveness," one can presumably lear
SFGate reported last week that two tons of Olympian Michael Phelps' Corn Flakes boxes were donated to the SF Food Bank, and promptly flew out the building. As it turns out, there are other San Francisco businesses who have found new and artistic uses for the now ultra-rare and recalled item. This humorous display was spotted in the window of a head shop, and would probably mortify the execs at Kellogg's.
Get a flu shot, kidsKellogg's just can't get a break. First, one pissed-off cereal consumer realizes that Froot Loops cereal contains no actual fruit and decides to sue for false advertising. Now Kellogg's is dealing with more false advertising claims, this time from San Francisco City Attorney, Dennis Herrera, who just announced that he has written a letter to the CEO of the cereal company demanding evidence that Cocoa Krispies really "helps support your child's immunity" as it purports to d
You lied to me, bird! Last month we reported on Roy Werbel, the East Bay man who sued Froot Loops in San Francisco Federal court because he claims he was misled into purchasing the product for years in the belief it contained fruit. Apparently we're in the midst of toucan-hunting season both locally and nationally. Kellogg's has come under intense pressure for the ostentatious, green "Smart Choice" check it emblazons on Froot Loops and other sugar-laden cereals -- when only discerning c
Now with less bullshit! Sorry folks: turns out eating more chocolate cereal may not prevent you from getting the flu. Last week, SF Weekly reported that San Francisco's city attorney Dennis Herrera cracked down on Snap, Crackle, and Pop and sent a letter
to Kellogg's CEO David Mackay demanding to see the science behind marketing claims that Cocoa Krispies can "Support Your Child's
Immunity," as it reads on the box. Herrera expressed
concerns that the company was playing into recent fears abou
Evidence!San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is getting plenty of congratulations for thinking outside the cereal box and scaring the cocoa pebbles out of the Kellogg's corporation. Herrera's "show me the science" letter forced the cereal company to cease its advertising line that Cocoa Krispies now boost children's immune systems. It's a great start -- breakfast is the most litigious meal of the day. But the world of cereal is a treacherous one. Luckily, we've found draft copies of se
Need someone to help you figure out how many grams are in an ounce? Here's your ace.Gavin! Timmy! Tyson Beckford! Grizzly Bear! Immunity to cereal! What a week. But were you paying attention? 1. Putting the bizarre cherry atop a surreal sundae, an expert witness gave what rationale for 21-year-old homeless man Kenneth Herron entering the San Francisco Zoo's Grizzly Bear Grotto? A. The defendant believed he was a spiritual cousin of the bears, and wished to free them from their metaphysical bo
A lawsuit in every box...Last week we reported how the Kellogg's company was not immune to legal pressure. A sharply worded letter from San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera essentially saying "prove it" induced Kellogg's to cease advertising that their sugar-laden Cocoa Krispies cereal boosts kids' immune systems. Turns out Kellogg's isn't immune to lawsuits, either. A class-action suit filed in Los Angeles goes one step further than Herrera -- asking the cereal company to pay back the
Definitely no immunity from lawsuits.Uh-oh. After caving to pressure from S. F. City Attorney Dennis Herrera over claims that Cocoa Krispies is packed with disease-fighting pixie dust, maker Kellogg's faces further trouble. Our sister blog The Snitch reports today that a class-action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles is demanding the cereal maker reimburse customers who bought the sugary cereal in the expectation that it's boost their kids' immune systems.
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