It seems the UK is in the forefront of efforts to reduce food waste, these days. We recently reported that the nation will get new laws encouraging the re-use of food that would otherwise go to the landfill. Now, a national supermarket chain is making its move to help…Read More →
At my house, we always have our long weekend Feast Day meals on the Sunday, rather than the Monday, which is really the holiday. That gives us all day Monday to plan our attack on the inevitable load of leftovers we have sitting quietly, patiently, in our second, downstairs fridge…Read More →
It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada – always the second Monday in October. Why not the same as the U.S.? My theory is, the annual harvest comes earlier up here. And it’s a nice break, almost in perfect synch with the series of Holiday weekends that we enjoy through the summer…Read More →
We have a wide variety of Fast Food News for you this weekend, much of which is geared to the coming Hallowe’en season. But we also have major stories from the Chicken, Sandwich and Coffee sectors, as well as a dispatch from the front lines on the latest battle in the eternal Cola Wars…Read More →
Chipotle’s is making further efforts to move on from its recent embarrassing and potentially ruinous experiences with food poisoning incidents. The chain’s CFO told MSNBC this week that – in spite of a series of false starts – the resto is, “back on its front foot”…Read More →
A new survey commissioned by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reveals some remarkable facts and figures about American (and, by extrapolation, North American) eating habits. One of the most shocking, to me, was that one third of Americans eat at least one Fast Food Meal every day!Read More →
An article in this morning’s Ottawa Citizen newspaper says the eternal war over whether Chocolate Milk is healthy or not may be decided in the upcoming revision of Canada’s Food Guide. It’s the first update of the classic recommendations for Canadian diners since 2007…Read More →
A new survey reveals that a startling number of Fast Food restaurants are still serving unhealthy beverages and side dishes to kids – even after a flurry of high-profile commitments to offer healthier options with kids’ meals. And the biggest brands are the biggest prevaricators…Read More →