Not unexpected, but until now not solidly confirmed, either, Campbell’s are reporting a new high in home meal prep. The prepared soup people have just released an analysis based on their latest product sales figures., from Q1 2025…Read More →
Aldi – an acknowledged price leader in the US supermarket world – is usually spoken of in sterling terms as ‘one to beat’ for discounts on grocery items folks consider staples and buy regularly. But now, Aldi is being accused of product packaging piracy…Read More →
WARNING: I’m developing a perhaps-unnat-ural fascination with the old concept of ‘the sublime vs. the ridiculous’. Where do you draw the line? Especially when you’re tweaking re-cipes or playing around with creating your own? It’s not always easy to tell…Read More →
I’ve been musing about the future of Fast Food, the role that automation will play, and where we’re at with that… AI is lagging behind robotics in fitness for deployment. And both tech-front efforts are being skewed by eco-nomic and cultural shifts…Read More →
I often have folks ask me – as someone who’s been exposed to a greater variety of recipes than most – what’s the best, easiest way to get into home cooking? I’ve uncovered a small but invaluable trove of ‘absolute-easiest reci-pes’ any newbie can master!Read More →
It isn’t usually the government itself charging that some consumer protection mechanism is ‘broken’, and needs action. But that’s what happened recently at the 2025 Food Safety Summit recently. The FDA, of all groups, said its own wheels turn too slowly!Read More →
The Fast Foodsphere is literally hoppin’ and boppin’, with multiple popcorn-related pro-duct reveals and some all-new hot and spicy flavours. Also Resto-of-the-Future openings and closings. And a Baskin-Robbins Flavour of the Month like you’ve never seen before…Read More →
When I think of ultra-processed food, one of the first products that comes to mind is…. Cheez Whiz! The humble, ultra-meltable pro-duct has travelled across the Atlantic and back about three times. But I’m proud to say, Cheez Whiz was perfected by a Canadian!Read More →