The more we hear about Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs), the worse they sound. Now, science has shown that UPFs are linked to no fewer than 1 in 10 avoidable ‘early deaths’. A new study targets such common menu items as fizzy drinks and packaged snacks…Read More →
The challenges in creating plant-based sub-stitutes for familiar animal-protein foods have, from the outset, been viewed as multi-fold. But now, a survey of user feedback has pinpointed flavour as the paramount issue affecting consumer acceptance faux foods…Read More →
McDonald’s two most recent menu item an-nouncements appear to be linked by a frail but beautiful reality: plump, juicy Chicken Strips… No sooner had McD’s revealed it was launching Strips, than it further narrowed the window for the return of Snack Wraps…Read More →
The Smile Cookie Campaign is Tim’s biggest charity fundraiser of the year… And it’s un-derway now through the end of this coming week. Makes you proud to be Canadian! And helps hundreds of Canadian charities. Get your Smile Cookie(s) now, at any Tim’s…Read More →
Sounds like a classic contradiction in terms when you first hear it. But the paper beverage bottle is a real ‘thing. And it’s the most ambi-tious effort I’ve yet seen to ‘get the plastic out’ of our environment. I just wonder how consumers will feel about it?Read More →
It’s often said that some of McDonald’s best dishes are those you can’t get in your specific McRegion. We’re usually talking ‘country’ in that context. And we earnestly believe some of those deserve national or NA-wide exposure. Today: Some nominees…Read More →
Quiet but insistent change is reshaping the Fast Food Sector. We’ve just heard about another well-known chain that’s closing hundreds of ‘underperforming’ locations as part of a major restructuring and renewal campaign. This time it’s Jack In The Box…Read More →
The Pecan is definitely an underrated tradi-tional snacking nut. Always included in sea-sonal salted-nut mixes, it’s never headlined. But now, there may be new reasons to shine a spotlight on it: The Pecan is being hailed as a heart health booster!Read More →