I guess it was inevitable. The 2016 Canadian National Exhibition Butter Sculpture Contest features a bust of prime minister Justin Trudeau. It’s a really good likeness. I just wonder whether it was really necessary to create it four times life-size. As well as wrapping him in a Canadian Flag…Read More →
If you’re a Baby Boomer like me, one of the great questions in your life has probably been, “What the heck are those 11 Different Herbs and Spices in KFC?” Now, we may have the answer. A descendant of KFC founder Col. Sanders says he’s found the recipe. The new question is: Do we really care?Read More →
If you thought your municipality’s regulations about recycling and composting were overbearing and unreasonable, wait till you hear what they’re doing in Montréal! They’ve brought in a new law that makes it mandatory to compost suitable organic waste – and there’s a stiff fine if you don’t…Read More →
The U.S. government is doing what most modern-day western governments do when something threatens a segment of its economy. It’s intervening with mountains of cash to ‘save’ an over-productive Cheese industry from ruin, I want to know what they’ll do with all the Cheese…Read More →
The Cineplex movie theatre chain has launched a downright loopy promotional campaign, centred on what sounds like something that came to a concession stand employee in a fit of boredom during a long, slow night behind the counter. Ever wondered if Lightening will pop Popcorn?Read More →
Here’s the promised follow-up on one of those stories we promised to keep an eye on for you… The lawsuit brought against Starbuck’s over ‘excess’ Ice in their cold drinks has been thrown out. Maybe not such a great thing for consumers, but a relief for the whole fountain beverage sector…Read More →
It’s been all over the news this week. Seems Ramen Noodles have overtaken Tobacco as the ‘currency of choice’ among insiders. And by ‘insiders’, I mean convicts at the Western World’s prisons. There’s a simple reason for this, one which poses larger social questions…Read More →
We’ve all heard about the breakthroughs in packaging materials made since the turn of the millennium by the lab denizens of the chemical industry. But what if I told you they’ve now gone a step further, creating a package that’s not only attractive and versatile, but totally edible…Read More →