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It’s Easter, and April Fool’s, both on the same day, this weekend. Time for a special edition of Fast Food Week, featuring Easter specials and April Fool pranks. And, in the midst of all that, some genuine new menu announcements and something Starbuck’s Japan is billing as ‘White Coffee’…
For those of the Christian Faith, this is Good Friday, which commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ with worship services, prayer and traditional dietary observances – not the least of which is the serving of Fish for the main meal. I humbly offer my tips for making your fish come out perfect every time!
The phenomenon has been noted previously, in weight management research circles, but now scientists say they’ve discovered why it happens. And this may lead to development of new therapies to treat both the phenomenon and unhealthy eating habits that may arise from it…
Tim Horton’s. which has been embroiled in a spat with its franchisees over budget cuts and other financial issues since early last year, is – perhaps incongruously – planning to massively renovate every one of its stores in an attempt to become more relevant to customers who are not flocking to it.
It’s more of a social study than a scientific one, at least in some respects. But the researchers at New York University who carried out the analysis insist it’s scientifically accurate. I just wonder how far we, as a society, can go placing the blame for phenomena like obesity on third parties?
We’ve had this discussion before, and it appears the time has come to reiterate the point: Fast Food sector players seem to have come to the point where they’ve given up trying to create truly innovative menu items and are simply recombining existing ingredients into downright silly new dishes…