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Dunkin’ Brands CEO Nigel Travis on the impact of the health-care law and menu calorie count regulations on the company.
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-- -- you -- -- health -- laws kicking and it's really not going anywhere lots of companies though freaking out for good reasons -- are cutting back on workers' hours to deal with -- -- cutting -- Health insurance altogether is -- -- brands getting -- It CEO nice -- on how.
Deal with dense so you don't quite have the say Darden experience -- garden restaurant red lobster hall of fame where there there.
Day at Wal-Mart and some others are curtailing hours or finding ways.
To get around this big health care.
You know hit -- take -- -- do you do.
Yeah I loved it headline -- -- We have we're very focused on it we've.
Being -- with the administration.
On trying to get the rules amended and nothing we will in terms of -- shown any willingness to do that yes yeah we've had a lot of success in his interest in the one -- of the affordable health care -- that many people don't know is about.
Menu labeling.
And this is about how worried legislation now here in new you'll we've got -- legislation -- but New York City.
All kinds of other jurisdiction it is sealant that quote it.
I think we need one set of rules because the biggest.
Difficulty for franchisees is to have different jurisdictions trying to spell out what's appropriate for -- -- lately we've got into the affordable health.
-- -- And that's gonna give -- one systems throughout the country that's gonna -- a lot of regulation.
But -- still require.
Across the country.
The public calorie count of everything up and down well well -- -- -- where we're very fun with that we've been personnel -- any other people that are shocked when they go intuitive let's say don't developments.
Oh and in a note cream has played 8000 dollars I have no idea it does not affect but they did they say well I'm not gonna get that don't.
I think is sometimes the short term negative effect but it lawless place -- our expense of racial -- And with the -- posting -- numbers there in new yield he's been in new deal that's come to update right.
Its coffee and -- and a -- -- my theory on this I don't the united -- does that.
I think most people know that -- they're getting some really good -- and studies have is very good taste and it's not -- -- salary so I always wonder when it when they kind of the trouble for everyone to publicize these meant that the calories and doesn't really move the needle on healthier eating or any of the stuff they advocated will.
We don't know evidence decided lose it won't -- the other but I'll do it because but after newer -- and it because we can say is say the trend -- and that way.
It's a lot -- it's one system in knees up franchisees can be supported every -- -- problem.
Fight the initiative so little zone and -- not.
On -- to elected New York against overzealous they're just don't have simple federal Saddam it exactly another.
-- -- introduced in dates to my new bulls and most about restaurants than most gonna make it easy it -- -- -- -- what you under the line aren't you like it in Europe restaurants -- did endangered list knows it's over the instant and then I love it don't get me wrong banana hello -- of -- about drugs and while -- I think the president stinks if you and I don't think national.
Well well we've we think the First Lady has a very good initiative on obesity.
We have a simple philosophy -- you're trying to be nice and -- -- -- Emotional aspect that we we've -- -- love influence on the -- house -- they consult with us.
The other -- I would complain about this would love to be consulted on the fiscal cliff but we haven't been nay yet.
We did you know a lot of CEOs are -- -- splitting with us lately on this show -- and some saying just make a deal but others saying you know -- Don't make it stupid deal don't make -- -- proportionally tax hikes.
That means the credit rating agencies come in and lower your credit rating anyway because you have an address spending do you worry about them.
I don't on -- -- worry about the fight but we're in an industry.
That is both franchise and the food industry the franchise industry has not a -- and jumps in this country nine million.
And the food restaurant industry has so -- and that's the second biggest self to the government.
That's why I think we need to be consulted.
We worry about it on in the camp they need revenue increases -- -- and cost savings is is like running a business.
You need to gas pedal -- pushed down on the bright titled so they don't know any unit that -- Well -- I think both -- -- -- -- about publicist on some on the optimistic there wasn't gonna get a.
On one -- crisis that -- -- -- -- ago at our Dunkin' Donuts your Papa John's for this yours fit is all could it.
-- is run like eighty miles -- day.
Trails the weight look out they comes by it is all about balance we have great products IA -- -- of -- -- told a tonight.
But.
And that's what -- -- America let's -- the highest.
Caloric treat you have for yourself not dumping them.
Actually you facial most about the Omaha.
I can't even think of one that this.
Bigger than some relief handled the parlance of a good answer it's an irrigated tonight you'll thank you very -- -- -- -- -- Nigel Travis is when we got an active for.
