In The News
See where Cicely has appeared in media
Appeared In The Following Media Outlets:
Podcast:
Nation’s Restaurant News Working Lunch Podcast: Blueprint set for Future policy efforts after #menulabeling win
Radio:
Hugh Hewitt Radio Show
February 2017
Video:
KRON4 San Francisco (video): Calorie counts now required on menus
May 2018
Online/Print Publications:
Pull Up Your C.H.A.I.R. book release – March 2022:
PR Newswire: Leadership Coach Presents C.H.A.I.R. Program To Help Leaders Make An Impact
Forbes: Leadership Coach Presents C.H.A.I.R. Program To Help Leaders Make An Impact
Interview/story was also picked up by following outlets:
- Yahoo Finance
- Seeking Alpha
- Finanzen.net
- Benzinga
- Mornisgstar
- KXAN
- KHNL-TV Hawaii News Now
- WAVY
- WLBT-TV [Jackson, MS]
- KWTX-TV [Waco,TX]
- WXIX-TV FOX-19 [Cincinnati, OH]
- KY3-TV [Springfield, TX]
- WBTV-TV [Charlotte, NC]
- WOIO-TV [Cleveland, OH]
- WMTV-TV NBC-15 [Madison, WI]
- KKTV-TV CBS-11 [Colorado Springs, CO]
- WWBT-TV NBC-12 [Richmond, VA]
- WVLT-TV [Knoxville, TN]
- WAFB-TV [Midland, TX]
- WWSB-TV ABC-7 [Sarasota, FL]
- WRDW-TV [Augusta, GA]
- KCRG-TV ABC-9 [Cedar Rapids, IA]
Appeared in media outlets across the country about federal menu labeling in May 2018:
The Hill: Op-ed: Menu labeling provides transparency for our guests
Washington Post: Today’s Special: Obamacare Menu Labeling Rules Ushered In
Politico: Obama’s Calorie rule kicks in thanks to Trump
QSR Magazine: Menu-Labeling Laws Go Into Effect
FSR Magazine: Controversial Menu-Labeling Rule is Now Law for Restaurants
QSR Web: Menu-labeling enforcement takes effect
Hospitality Trends: After More Than a Decade, Menu Labeling is Appetizing
The Mercury News: Obamacare menu labeling rules ushered in, with no Trump objection
The Orange County Register: Obamacare menu labeling rules ushered in, with no Trump objection
East Bay Times: Obamacare menu labeling rules ushered in, with no Trump objection
The Press-Enterprise: Obamacare menu labeling rules ushered in, with no Trump objection
Daily Breeze: Obamacare menu labeling rules ushered in, with no Trump objection
Whittier Daily News: Obamacare menu labeling rules ushered in, with no Trump objection
Redlands Daily Facts: Obamacare menu labeling rules ushered in, with no Trump objection
Rapid City Journal: Obamacare menu labeling rules ushered in
Tampa Bay Times: Here’s one part of Obamacare the Trump administration actually likes: restaurant calorie counts
CNN-US: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
CNN.com International: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
CBS Los Angeles: Obamacare’s Calorie Count Rules Go into Effect
ABC15 Arizona: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
Click on Detroit: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
Click2Houston: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
Fox2 St. Louis: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm Beach: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
MyFOX8 North Carolina: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
WCPO Cincinnati: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
ABC News 5 Tampa Bay: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
News Channel 5 Nashville: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
The Denver Channel: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
CBS Sacramento: Obamacare’s Calorie Count Rules Go Into Effect
News4Jax: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
10News: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
WFMZ: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
Fox 61: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
News8 WTNH: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
WTMJ 4 Milwaukee: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
Channel 3000 Madison: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KTNV ABC Channel 13: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KSHB 41 Kansas City: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
Las Vegas Now: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
The Indy Channel: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
WKBW 7 Buffalo: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
WMAR ABC 2 Baltimore: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
FireNews: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
Fox 4 Ft. Myers: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
Texarkana Gazette: Obamacare menu labeling rules going into effect
WSLS NBC10 Roanoke: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KIMT 3 News: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KEYT ABC3 California: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KIVI ABC6 Boise: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KRDO Colorado Springs: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KJRH NBC2 Tulsa: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KXLY.com Spokane: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KTVZ News Channel 21: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KGUN ABC 9 Tucson: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
ABC 23 Bakersfield: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
WTVA Tupelo: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KVIA ABC7 Las Cruces: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
KMIZ ABC17 Jefferson City: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
NBC26 Green Bay: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
106.7 The River: Obamacare’s calorie count rules go into effect
WMAL 105.9 FM/AM 630: Obamacare-Era Restaurant Calories Count Law To Take Effect Today
Scientific American: Obamacare Calorie Count Rules Ushered In
Daily Herald Chicago: Today’s Special: Obamacare Menu Labeling Rules Ushered In
Birmingham Times: Today’s Special: Obamacare Menu Labeling Rules Ushered In
Kaiser Health News: Today’s Special: Obamacare Menu Labeling Rules Ushered In
Wisconsin Gazette: Today’s Special: Obamacare menu labeling rules ushered in
Globe Gazette Iowa: Why You’ll Start Seeing Calorie Counts On More Restaurant Menus
Missoulian: Why You’ll Start Seeing Calorie Counts On More Restaurant Menus
Sioux City Journal: Why You’ll Start Seeing Calorie Counts On More Restaurant Menus
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Why You’ll Start Seeing Calorie Counts On More Restaurant Menus
La Crosse Tribune: Why You’ll Start Seeing Calorie Counts On More Restaurant Menus
Independent Record: Why You’ll Start Seeing Calorie Counts On More Restaurant Menus
The Journal Times: Why You’ll Start Seeing Calorie Counts On More Restaurant Menus
Herald & Review: Why You’ll Start Seeing Calorie Counts On More Restaurant Menus
The Southern Illinoisan: Why You’ll Start Seeing Calorie Counts On More Restaurant Menus
Albany Democrat-Herald: Why You’ll Start Seeing Calorie Counts On More Restaurant Menus
News 3 Memphis: Affordable Care Act’s calorie count rules go into effect
WPMT Fox 43: American Care Act’s calorie count rules go into effect
Simplemost: Why You’ll Start Seeing Calorie Counts On More Restaurant Menus
Philly Voice: Today’s Special: Obamacare Menu Labeling Rules Ushered In
The Times of Northwest Indiana: Today’s Special: Obamacare Menu Labeling Rules Ushered In
WMAL 105.9 FM: Obamacare-Era Restaurant Calories Count Law To Take Effect Today
WJRT ABC12 Flint: Mid-Michigan restaurants complying with new federal calorie counts law
Good4Utah: Calorie counts now required on menus
WSAW CBS7 Wausau: Calorie count rule goes into effect for restaurants
KSFY ABC Sioux Falls: Many restaurants now required to include calorie count on menus
WPSD Local NBC6 Paducah: Restaurant calorie count requirement begins across U.S.
MyNDNow Bismarck: Obamacare ‘calorie count’ rules go into effect today
Pizza Marketplace: Menu-labeling enforcement takes effect
Additional Online/Print Publications
Real Clear Politics Op-ed: America’s Restaurants Need a Permanent DACA Solution April 2018
Austin Business Journal Op-ed: What Restaurants Expect To Get Out Of Immigration Reform
April 2018
Inside Sources: Restaurant Owners Fight for Critical Issues on Capitol Hill
April 2018
The Tennessean: Coming soon to restaurant menus: calorie counts
April 2018
- Interview/story was also picked up by following outlets:
- USA TODAY
- 13 News Now (Norfolk, VA)
- WKYC News (Cleveland, OH)
- News10Net (Sacramento, CA)
- WCSH-TV (Portland, ME)
- WUSA 9 (Washington, DC)
- WHAS 11 (Louisville, KY)
- KHOU (Houston, TX)
- KUSA-TV (Denver, CO)
- 11 Alive (Atlanta, GA)
- KSDK News Channel 5 (Saint Louis, MO)
- KYTX CBS 19 (Tyler, TX)
- WBIR TV – Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
- WWL-TV (New Orleans, LA)
- Kens5 (San Antonio, TX)
- KiiiTV3 (Corpus Christi, TX)
- First Coast News (Jacksonville, FL)
- 12 News Now (Beaumont, TX)
- KTVB (Boise, ID)
- 12News (Phoenix, AZ)
New York Times: G.O.P. Rushed to Pass Tax Overhaul. Now It May Need to Be Altered.
March 2018
San Antonio Express-News: Op-ed: Immigration reform should be on the menu
March 2018
New York Times: Labor Board Reverses Ruling That Helped Workers Fight Chains December 2017
Nation’s Restaurant News: Restaurants, retail groups hail passage of tax plan December 2017
FSR Magazine: FDA Provides Additional Menu-Labeling Guidance
November 2017
Law360: FDA’s New Menu-Labeling Guidance Doesn’t Quiet Critics
November 2017
Nation’s Restaurant News: FDA publishes more menu labeling guidance November 2017
Restaurant Business: Updated Menu Labeling Rules to Take Effect May 7 November 2017
Inside Sources: Business Community Makes Final Push to End Obama-Era Franchise Rule
November 2017
National Public Radio – The Salt: You Can’t Hide From Calorie Counts: FDA Will Implement Obama-Era Rule
November 2017
Bloomberg BNA: Joint Employer Bill OK’d by House Committee
October 2017
Washington Examiner: Trump Labor Board Nominee Vows to Protect right to “refrain” from joining union October 2017
Medium: Restaurants to Dreamers: Welcome Home October 2017
Inside Sources: Businesses Urge Republicans to End Obama-Era Franchise Rule September 2017
Washington Examiner: Senate OKs Trump pick for NLRB
September 2017
Inside Sources: Senate Confirms Trump’s Last Labor Board Nominee
September 2017
Washington Free Beacon: GOP Controls Labor Board September 2017
CEO Update: Business groups praise proposed GOP tax overhaul
September 2017
CQ Roll Call: House Lawmakers Draft Bill to Scale Back Joint Employer Rule July 2017
Daily Caller: House Introduces Bill To Roll Back Obama-Era Employment Reg July 2017
Politico: GOP introduces joint employer bill
July 2017
Law 360: NLRB Nominees Grilled On Policy, Backgrounds At Hearing
July 2017
Washington Examiner: Lawmakers push rewrite of worker protection laws
July 2017
Daily Caller: House Republicans Tackle Obama-Era Joint Employer Policy July 2017
Daily Caller: Trump’s Labor Board Nominees On The Cusp Of Confirmation
July 2017
Daily Caller: Trump’s Labor Policy Comes Into Focus As Board Nominees Appear Before Senate
July 2017
Inside Sources: House Introduces Bill to End Joint-Employment Uncertainty
July 2017
Nation’s Restaurant News: Franchisors ask Congress to clarify NLRB definitions
July 2017
Bloomberg BNA: Retailers Win, Banks Lose in Debit-Card Swipe Fee Fight
June 2017
Wall Street Journal: Trump Moves to End Democrats’ Control of National Labor Relations Board
June 2017
Politico Morning Money: White House mind meld
May 2017
QSR Magazine: Restaurants and other retailers win one over banks on swipe fees
May 2017
Bloomberg: Wal-Mart Beats JPMorgan Again as GOP Keeps Cap on Swipe Fees
May 2017
Chicago Tribune: Wal-Mart beats JPMorgan again as GOP keeps cap on swipe fees
May 2017
The Hill: House to consider Dodd-Frank rewrite bill in June
May 2017
CSP Daily News: Retailers Welcome Decision to Drop Durbin Repeal
May 2017
Franchise Times: Uncertainty Rules As Restaurant Industry Assesses Trump Admin.
May 2017
TRIB LIVE: With federal deadline pushed back, restaurants continue to plan calorie displays
May 2017
Restaurant Hospitality: FDA Delays Menu Labeling Rule
April 2017
Washington Examiner: Senate committee advances Acosta as labor secretary March 2017
The Hill: Health secretary meets with restaurant owners on Obamacare
March 2017
Nation’s Restaurant News: National Restaurant Association voices support for Republican health care proposal
March 2017
Fortune: The Exit of Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Has Disappointed These Industry Execs
February 2017
Washington Examiner: Trump taps dean Alexander Acosta, Florida law school dean, as new Labor nominee
February 2017
Foodable TV: Washington Report: Trump Policies Pro-Restaurant?
November 2016
Food Business News: Industry lauds injunction delaying overtime rule November 2016
QSR Magazine: Five points operators should consider before heading to the polls October 2016
Restaurant News Resource: How Can Policymakers Spur Tourism and Economic Growth? Reduce Regulatory Red Tape for Restaurants
September 2016
The Hill: Op-ed: Giving prior offenders a fair chance to work
August 2016
CEO Update: Cicely Simpson goes to bat for restaurants
April 2016
USA Today: Op-ed: Wage model works
November 2015
Cannon Courier: Cicely Simpson lobbies for sweet stuff
January 2015
Politico: Coffee and Doughnuts? They Need an Advocate, Too
November 2009
