‘Good News’: Indie Grocers Snag 40% Of US Food Sales!
If you thought lower prices were a hopeless quest – like the Holy Grail – you may be in luck. A new survey reveals that smaller, inde-pendent grocery stores are far from extinct. In fact, independents still account for almost half of US grocery sales…Read More →
Cargill Launches ‘Future-Proof’ Cocoa-Free Chocolate in US
Soaring cocoa prices have driven chocolate products (almost?) out of the average con-sumer’s reach. And that trend has triggered a burgeoning interest in alt-coca products. And that’s why food processing giant Cargill has launched NextCoa…Read More →
Swiss Chalet Sauce: Another Lost Canadian Masterpiece…
One of the first commercially-concocted ‘lost culinary treasures’ that I came into contact with was Swiss Chalet’s famous dipping sauce. Of course, it wasn’t lost back then. But the Chalet has faded into the family-resto back-ground in recent years…Read More →
DOJ Launches Antitrust Probe Into Top Beef Producers
It’s about time. Beef Producers have been defending their soaring prices with vague economic ref-erences. Now, the US Justice Department is taking affirmative action. The DOJ has launched an antitrust investigation into the US Beef industry…Read More →
Beyond Meat Comeback Breaks Out – Into Protein Drinks!
A Biblical saying cautions that, “Man cannot live by bread alone.” And alt-meat pioneer Beyond has learned it can’t live by plant-based meat substitutes alone. Beyond Foods is branching out into protein drinks as part of its corporate turnaround program…Read More →
The Persian Roll: Another Lost Canadian Masterpiece…
It’s a true Canadian Classic – but few outside the Lakehead region have ever heard of it. I refer, of course, to the legendary Persian Roll. Its history is as intriguing as its recipe. And above all, it’s the best Cinnamon Roll I’ve ever tasted…Read More →
Round 2: New $1B Lawsuit Challenges UPF Makers
The anti-UPF advocates are determined to make processed foods manufacturers pay for the damage they’ve done to the US populat-ion. A class action lawsuit is seeking (US)$1 billion in damages from 12 makers of UPFs for ‘tortious and unlawful conduct’…Read More →
Celebrate ‘2026: Year Of The Cabbage’ With New Recipes
I love cabbage. I make so secret of it. That’s why at least half a dozen cabbage recipes pop up in this space every year… But I continue to hear folks tell me they hate the stuff. Well… Vogue (no less!) has declared 2026 is the ‘Year of the Cabbage’!Read More →