I’ve been saying so for ages. Now, there’s confirmation. Subway has at several gigantic problems but it’s not moving to fix any of them. And those problems are pissing off both franchisees and customers. Can the Subway ivory tower approach to management survive the Great Fast Food Shakeout?Read More →
You’ll recall that two big commercial bakeries and several Canadian supermarket chains were brought up on price fixing charges earlier this year… Now, it appears they are rushing to make things right with their victims, offering cooperation with the authorities and rebates to avoid prosecution…Read More →
I was born into a culture based on Christian morals and ethics. But I’m always mindful that many of my readers may not share that heritage. I’ve endeavored throughout the past year to showcase recipes and culinary traditions from many countries and cultures, and I’ll continue to do so in 2018…Read More →
PETA, the animal rights group, has launched – or tried to launch – another of their in-your-face promotional campaigns geared to the holiday season. Some folks found the campaign’s imagery disgusting. As a result, their ‘Christmas’ ads have been rejected across the whole market…Read More →
It’s just a few days before Christmas and folks everywhere are getting ready for the holiday. That includes KFC, in a big way, globally! There’s news on the Papa John’s ‘take a knee’ controversy, a Pizza Hut worker is fired for a joke, and there’s a new food poisoning outbreak at Chipotle’s…Read More →
It’s true. A group of farmers in America’s West have developed a truly tearless Onion and it’s already being grown in commercial quantities. This breakthrough may be as important to the culinary world as perfecting a perpetual motion machine would be to the renewable energy sector…Read More →
A new study suggests that drinking Tea daily may significantly reduce your risk of developing Glaucoma, the degenerative eye disease that damages the optic nerve. It is most often caused by a built-up of fluid pressure in the front of the eye, and this is where the Tea comes in…Read More →
There’s more to Cocoa than Chocolate and Water. There’s fascinating history that goes back to around 500 BC and a host of regional traditions that have grown out of the global love of this flavour. For those of us who live in cold climes, it’s a tradition at Christmas and all winter!Read More →