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McDonald’s Database Gets Hacked; President Obama Approves Child Nutrition Bill

• McDonald’s was a victim of hackers yesterday, who infiltrated the chain’s database of customer birthday information. Maybe they just wanted to send us free ice cream cones on our special day? [Reuters]

• That child-nutrition bill we’ve been posting about practically daily? As expected, Obama signed it. [WP]

• After Starbucks sought to end its 12-year-old distribution deal with the company, Kraft has accused them of acting with “overt hostility.” [Toronto Sun]

• Yet another members-only dining deal site is introducing itself to L.A. with today’s launch of ideelACCESS daily deals. Apparently, capitalizing your letters is no longer cool. [PR Newswire]

• Yet another reason not to eat this stuff: Tofutti tofu ice cream cones have been recalled. [Reuters]

• After introducing oatmeal recently, McDonald’s this week will roll out toppings like apples, raisins, and cranberries. Also, the L.A. Times declares an “oatmeal craze”; how did we miss this? [LAT]

• And now comes word from Nation’s Restaurant News that business-to-business publisher Penton has acquired … Nation’s Restaurant News. [NRN]

McDonald’s Database Gets Hacked; President Obama Approves Child Nutrition Bill