Day 246 - 09 May 96 - Page 60
1 supplementary bundle 2, or something, I do not know...
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3 MR. MORRIS: It is a memo.
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5 MR. RAMPTON: What is the document? If I am told what the
6 document is I can do something with it.
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8 MR. MORRIS: Headed with "Chuck Rubner McDonald's to phase out
9 foam packaging", two pages.
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11 MR. RAMPTON: Concerning the USA?
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13 MR. MORRIS: Yes. Well, it is actually put out in the UK.
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15 MR. RAMPTON: If the witness has not got a copy please may we
16 have that back because we really must not lose it?
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I would like it as well. What is it called?
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20 MR. MORRIS: It is headed, "McDonald's to phase out foam
21 packaging" on the front page. Various executives at
22 McDonald's...
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24 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is in bundle 2, and it is tab 10.
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26 MR. MORRIS: Yes.
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28 MR. JUSTICE BELL: If you have been handed a copy just refer to
29 that if you like.
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31 MR. MORRIS: Is it two pages that you have, Mr. Preston?
32 A. Yes.
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34 Q. If you just read that through, both pages, and then ask
35 you: does that basically accord with your understanding of
36 the situation?
37 A. OK.
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39 Q. Yes. You saw the second page is about London specifically?
40 A. Yes.
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42 Q. Expected to follow suit with the American decision?
43 A. Yes, I see that.
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45 Q. OK. Thank you, that is fine then. We can now put that
46 away. I do not know where you got yours from. Just see if
47 I have any more on packaging.
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Were you asking Mr. Preston if there was a
50 decision, there was an expectation then, to phase this out
51 in the UK?
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53 MR. MORRIS: Yes, it says that in the UK we expect to follow
54 this decision as soon as it is practical to do so. So, the
55 expectation of following that decision, were there meetings
56 at that time?
57 A. There was an expectation to follow, and in fact we did
58 remove certainly the foam packaging for one of our chicken
59 Mcnugget products, I think the 6-piece portion was in foam
60 packaging. I am not sure if the 9 was. Certainly, the 6
