Fast Food Week: Quick Service Restaurant and Snacks News!
It’s a full-on race to see who can capture your Meatless Fridays business for Lent, with five major players in the running. Jumbo Shrimp lead the pack! The Shamrock Shake and OREO McFlurry are back at McDonald’s. And Carl’s Jr. Goes BOGO on its Famous Star Burger…Read More →
Tim Horton’s Raises $1.3 Million For Special Olympics
Canada’s legendary Tim Horton’s raised more than $1.3 million for the Special Olympics. Again this year, the company created a special doughnut, all proceeds from which went to the SO’s… And broke its own community fundraising record!Read More →
Non-Cocoa Chocolate: The Solution to ‘Chocflation’?
‘Choclfation’. That’s what some melodramatic journalists have dubbed the historic increase in chocolate prices over the past few years. Bur chocolate giants such as Lindt and Her-shey are actively exploring alternatives to the climate-sensitive cocoa bean…Read More →
Canadiana: Nanaimo Bars – Nothing Else Quite Like Them!
The Nanaimo Bar is a no-bake refrigerated treat that’s as Canadian as Mounties and Maple Leaves. And anybody can make a perfect pan with just a little practice! The flavour is unique – but you’ll remember the luscious dark chocolate base long after…Read More →
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. The big names have been concentrating on ‘value messaging’. Now, Fast Food franchisees are on the verge of rebelling over the right to set menu prices…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 partnership 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 →