 Grant Leslie |
McDonald's has hired Glover Park Group to lead its government relations and PA push in Washington.
GPG, which is part of WPP, will focus on issues such as agriculture, food, nutrition and sustainability.
McDonald's kicked off its beef sustainability program in 2014, forming the industry's groundbreaking "Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef" with World Wildlife Fund and suppliers JBS and Cargill.
In 2016, the fast-feeder focused on coffee sourcing, committing to buying 100 percent of its coffee from sustainable sources by 2020.
GPG's Grant Leslie (aide to former Democratic Leader Tom Daschle and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack) handles the McDonald's account with Joel Leftwich (ex-majority staff director on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry and Congressional liaison at Agriculture Dept.).
Missy Edwards Strategies represents Shein Technology Group, the Los Angeles arm of the embattled Singapore-based “instant fashion” retailer.
Carlsbad, a north San Diego County city of 115K people, is looking for a firm to provide government relations and Sacramento lobbying services.
Gordon Sondland, who was US ambassador to the European Union under Donald Trump, has registered as a representative of Ukraine’s cabinet and ministers.
The Daschle Group is representing Santa Monica-based Stand with Hong Kong Action, an advocacy group that fights to end Chinese repression in Hong Kong.
McKinsey & Co. has reached out to Republican shop Harbinger Strategies to educate policymakers about the activities of the embattled management consultancy.
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