Two very separate McDonald’s promotions have caused massive comment – much of it negative – over the past two weeks. One involves backlash over special-edition ‘rainbow’ fry sleeves for Pride Week and the other revolves around a ‘stoner-targeted’ billboard for the chain’s Breakfast Burritos…Read More →
We’ve been bombarded, in the past couple of decades, by claims and assertions from bakers, healthy eating advocates and others telling us that eating the wrong kind of Bread will harm us. Some of the most ardent have even warned, “White Bread will kill you!” A new study says that just ain’t so…Read More →
It’s Sunday and I always like to make something special for breakfast, once a week, on this traditional day of rest. This week, I’m going to make my own Egg, Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Sandwich. And there’s one secret that will make it extra special and totally pro-looking…Read More →
Summer is here – unofficially – and the Fast Food kingdom is declaring its love for the season with a whole flock of limited time come-backs for legacy menu items. And the first Nutella Café is now open in Chicago. We wonder if the concept has the ‘legs’ to become more than a just a passing fancy…Read More →
Here’s a kind of food-related survey you don’t hear about every day. A U.S. Dairy Industry group asked a series of dairy-related questions to a thousand Americans and the results were either humourous or shocking, depending on how you view them. Seems Americans don’t know much about Milk…Read More →
Tim Horton’s franchisees are unhappy with their masters, the holding company that also owns Burger King, even though profits are up and the chain can still claim to serve Canada’s most loved Coffee. The problem is the corporate style that is trickling down from above since the chain was bought out…Read More →
We’ve talked a lot about a coming change – even a wholesale revolution – in the Fast Food sector, as the market sector reaches saturation point with brands and products, and something has to give. A recent survey may have revealed how this change will unfold, discovering the first cracks in the wall…Read More →
You thought this spring was a little weird, weather-wise? Well, Quebec Maple Syrup Producers think it was just dandy, thank you. They’re reporting a record harvest. While I congratulate them on their productivity, I still have some major bones to pick about their marketing and business practices…Read More →