Maggie Serves Up A Chance To See Yourself In Print!
We’re nearing the point where the Fab Food Blog will reach 2 million ‘unique visitors’ per year! And to celebrate, I’m delighted to invite fans and experienced writers alike to submit guest posts for our consideration… Variety is the spice of life!Read More →
Texas Woman Sues McDonald’s Over McMuffin Mayhem
Americans love to litigate. There’s a whole subculture of fringe folks who seek their for-tunes by suing corporations over products the plaintiffs claim injured them in some way. But the latest lawsuit against McDonald’s is subtly different…Read More →
Pineapple Renaissance: Via Premium Colours And Flavours
You can ‘improve’ any natural product by selective breeding and other methods. But how do you make it more marketable? The pineapple industry’s historical leader, Del Monte, is experimenting with new pineapple colours – and flavours…Read More →
Kue Dadar Gulung: Coconut-Stuffed Indonesian Pancakes
Whether you call it Kue Dadar Gulung or Kuih Ketayap, you’ll love this Sumatran sweet. As befits its place of origin, its a rolled pandan-infused crêpe stuffed with coconut, coconut sugar and coconut milk! (Bet you can’t eat just one!)Read More →
Sunday Musings: An Unhealthy Fixation On Healthy Eating
It was bound to happen… But a more ironic full-circle evolution could hardly be imagined. Science has named yet another new eating disorder. It’s called Orthorexia, and it’s de-fined as ‘an unhealthy fixation on healthy eating’!Read More →
Fast Food Week – Quick Service Restaurant And Snacks News!
Big news from the Fast Food Sphere this week! There’s a new Soda War between ‘Freestyle’ Coke and ‘Crafted’ Pepsi. Wendy’s goes to the movies with the Minions. And the MAINS are cookin’ – with Cheesesteaks, and Sliders and Pizzas – Oh, My!Read More →
‘Tough Decisions’ Loom For Global Snack Industry
The snack industry is closely tied to the fizzy, sugary drink industry. Because the same few mega-manufacturers own most of the popular and drink brands. Now, they’re facing what may be the toughest battle of their corporate lives…Read More →
Shoppers Increasingly Checking Protein Content on Labels
There’s a good side and a bad side to this trend in consumer behaviour. The good side is shoppers are more aware of their protein in-take. The bad side is, many are caught up in the current mania for more protein – which most of us don’t need…Read More →