Day 064 - 08 Dec 94 - Page 14
1 Q. Since Denmark does not request it, am I to assume McKey
2 goes to British suppliers rather than outside the country?
3 A. That is right.
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5 MS. STEEL: So does McDonald's not try to ensure that all its
6 products are sourced locally, the raw ingredients are
7 sourced locally?
8 A. McDonald's in the European countries?
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10 Q. Yes.
11 A. They will buy their product where it is best for them
12 to buy it. As I said to you earlier, it may be a number of
13 reasons that affect that decision. It may be a quality
14 reason; it may be an economic reason. It may be that no
15 factory exists to produce the product. I am really
16 repeating what I have just said to you earlier on.
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18 Q. So it might be for an economic reason alone?
19 A. In terms of which product?
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21 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Let us stick to beef patties because this at
22 the end of the day, it is suggested, is relevant to
23 rainforest. As far as I am concerned, with rainforest, we
24 are only concerned with beef.
25 A. OK, for purely economic reasons in terms of beef
26 patties would be Denmark.
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28 MS. STEEL: Right.
29 A. Only.
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31 Q. Have you got a processing plant in Holland?
32 A. Does McDonald's have one?
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34 Q. Yes.
35 A. No.
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37 Q. Has there ever been a processing plant supplying
38 McDonald's?
39 A. I believe there has been one but I was not involved, so
40 I cannot be sure but I would think so.
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42 Q. Just while we have this open, Mr. Rampton, asked you about
43 why the McLean Delux was not available in the UK. Do you
44 see there is a reason given, I think it starts in the
45 second column?
46 A. About McLean Delux oh, yes, down below. Yes.
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48 Q. "The hang up about food additives", that is given as a
49 reason there for reducing our chances of being offered the
50 McLean Delux, was that one of the reasons?
51 A. Specifically carageenan?
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53 Q. Yes.
54 A. Yes, I think at that time that was true.
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56 Q. So why was that?
57 A. Again I think it was perceptions about carrageenan.
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59 Q. Public perception?
60 A. Yes, today -- it is nothing like that -- today people