Fast Food Week presents a mega-slate of MAINS this week! Including a first look at Taco Bell’s new tweaked Mexican Pizza, Wendy’s new Cheesy Bacon Cheeseburger, and Pizza Hut’s ‘new, improved’ Hand-Tossed Crust. And… Panera’s caffeinated drinks are back…Read More →
The label says ‘100% Pure Pumpkin’. But there may be NO Pumpkin in the can at all. “Fraud!” you shout. “Deception!” But it’s perfectly legal, according to the laws that govern food label-ling in most jurisdictions. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg!Read More →
We are all too aware that three-quarters of the food on our supermarket shelves is ultra-processed (UPF). But now, a new study of major US grocery stores has found that 71 percent of baby and toddler foods are also ultra-processed.Read More →
Once you baked made your first that called for yeast… You were probably hooked, like me. There’s a ‘magic’ about it… However, if you’re impatient ( or young), you also want ‘quick’. But do we really need a FASTER quick-rising yeast?Read More →
Didn’t we just get through reporting shrink-flation was actually worse than ever? Now, there’s similar bad news from the Tipping Scene. A recent BuzzFeed survey reveals that retailers are becoming even more shameless about demanding tips!Read More →
COSTCO is fighting two class action lawsuits over its legendary Rotisserie Chicken. The retailer is in court over allegations that its chickens are not preservative-free as claimed. And another suit claims COSTCO’s chicken plant is a salmonella risk…Read More →
Common sugar substitutes are in the health-risk spotlight again. New science from Brazil claims that folks who consume high amounts of certain sugar alternatives may suffer faster cognitive decline than those who abstain… But they have to chow-down A LOT!Read More →
If you hadn’t guessed from the headline, the winner of a recent study on more than a dozen Fast Food burgers was… Whataburger. Researchers rated burgers by the price-per-ounce of meat in each chain’s cheeseburger patty…Read More →