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McDonalds’ McRib Resurfaces; Franchisees Beef with Burger King Over $1 Burger

• McDonalds’ fan-favorite McRib sandwich is coming back to SoCal at the end of the month. [FastFoodMaven]

• Union officials are concerned that commercials for The California Milk Advisory Board are going to be shot in New Zealand in an attempt to save money. [L.A. Times]

• A new poll suggests that 60 percent of families sit down for dinner together at least five nights a week. [AP]

• Burger King franchisees are suing their parent chain, claiming that they are being forced to sell a $1 burger that cuts into their bottom line. [AP]

• A fight early this morning left one person shot outside of Smiles restaurant and nightclub in Sherman Oaks. [L.A. Times/L.A. Now]

&8226; The FDA has set its sights on the makers of alcoholic energy drinks, concerned their products could be too appealing to kids. [AP]

• California Pizza Kitchen adds tacos to their menu, along with other new options. [Nation’s Restaurant News]

• Food producers believe that the volatility in food and commodity pricing incited by the 2008 financial collapse is now a permanent market element. [Reuters]

• A draft declaration for next week’s U.N. food summit does not include a provision to attempt to eradicate world hunger by 2025, a move many had hoped for. [AP]

McDonalds’ McRib Resurfaces; Franchisees Beef with Burger King Over $1 Burger