The price of Cocoa – principle ingredient in Chocolate – has soared in the past year, due to shortages caused by a crop blight in Central America, where most of our Cocoa is grown. Now, confectionery makers are resorting to dirty tricks to get you to keep buying ‘Chocolate’ bars and candies…Read More →
Here’s a story I never, in a million years, thought I’d be posting… But there appears to be real, solid scientific evidence that frying is healthier for you than boiling – at least when it comes to some foods fried in some oils. Hint: You’re especially in luck if you like Asian and Mediterranean food!Read More →
As I predicted a couple of years ago, when I inaugurated the ‘Menu Madness’ thread here at the FFB, things just keep getting nuttier and nuttier in the ultra-competitive fast Food Sector. Now, from McDonald’s in Japan – where many zany McTrends are born – it’s Chocolate Fries!Read More →
Investors seem to have a sixth sense about restaurant brands that even restaurateurs don’t have. The Business Insider recently commented on an up-side of the “BK Buys Tim’s” story that hasn’t had a lot of play and gives the whole episode a very different complexion – if it comes to pass…Read More →
I recently posted a perspective piece on the impact of persistent bad weather on the supply (and cost) of fresh veggies from warmer climes. That piece focused on the infamous “$8 Cauliflower” headlines a couple of weeks back. Now, the shock wave has hit the restaurants…Read More →
A new study commissioned by the Vancouver Humane Society suggests that about one-third of Canadians are eating less meat and more veggies. From the raw statistics, it appears that folks of all age groups are trending toward vegetarianism or simply eating more veggies.Read More →
I noticed, the other day, that the Super-Mega Store in my neighbourhood had quietly taken out its old-fashioned, human-staffed Express cashes and reinstalled Self-Check stations – which had been eliminated in a recent store makeover. Are we getting automation whether we like it or not?Read More →
There’s no other fruit that is accorded so much shelf space in the produce department at your supermarket as the humble, ubiquitous Banana. But the spectre of a massive global crop failure has farmers fearing economic disaster. In fact, entire national economies are at stake…Read More →