McDonald’s, Franchisees At Odds Over Setting Menu Prices
The Fast Food sector has been suffering from chronic uncertainty. Competition has never been so intense. And the big names have been concentrating on ‘value messaging’ to entice customers. Now, Fast Food franchisees are on the verge of rebelling…Read More →
Course Change: Kraft-Heinz Won’t Be Splitting Up After All
We were just getting used to calling the food conglomerate ‘Kraft-Heinz’… Then the holding company that owns the tag-team partner-ship decided it was splitting up again, into sep-arate ‘business units’. Now, Kraft-Heinz says it’s staying together, after all…Read More →
The ‘Mini Portion’… Is It Just A ‘Thing’? A Fad? Or a Trend?
It’s a trend I’ve noted in passing, in my regular perusal of the food newswires. But only after someone else put the pieces together, did I realize that ‘mini portions’ are more than just a marketing gimmick. They may just be the next true trend in the foodsphere…Read More →
Why Your Sourdough Never Tastes Quite The Same Twice
Do you do Sourdough? I do. Does your sour-dough’s flavour change over time? Mine does. And I’ve discovered why. And I don’t think there’s any way to avoid the phenomenon. It’s just another case of Mother Nature taking her immutable and majestic course…Read More →
Bigorexia: New Eating Disorder Linked To Muscle Mania
It’s ‘on the rise’, according to eating disorder specialists. It’s being exacerbated by social media. And it’s just as dangerous as anorexia or bulimia. They call it ‘Bigorexia’, a fixation on muscle size and the he-man body image, showing up in young adult males…Read More →
Why Avocados Are Being Ostracized From Resto Menus
When they think of avocados, the vast majority of folks think ‘Guacamole’. But the bumpy-skinned fruit penetrates far deeper into the culinary sphere than that. And now the world is facing an avocado apocalypse, as prices rollercoaster…Read More →
Canadiana: Authentic French Canadian Split Pea Soup!
‘Habitant’ is a French Canadian slang word denoting a down-to-earth, close-to-the-earth traditional Quebecer. It’s the nickname of the NHL Montreal Canadiens. It’s also the name of the Canadian brand that brought French Can-adian Split Pea Soup to the world.Read More →
California Tightens Allergy Alert Regs for Resto Menus
California is first in new food regs, again. This time, it’s about tightening allergy alerts on resto menus. The state is enacting new re-quirements for addressing the so-called ‘Big 9’ food allergies on menus at restos with 20 or more locations…Read More →