McDonald’s finds itself caught between a consumer rock and an economic hard place, these days. In the midst of high Fast Food menu prices and fan discontent, McD’s is struggling to justify its ‘better value’ claim and fighting claims of price gouging…Read More →
I’ve often wondered how much influence the major agriculture industry powers exert on Canada’s official nutrition guidelines. Ideally, they should have none at all. Canada’s Food Guide should reflect solid science and common sense…Read More →
Just about everybody in North America used to eat beef by preference. But that once im-mutable fact has become a fluid statistic in recent years. Rising prices have made beef a luxury that only a few folks still allow themselves…Read More →
A sense of belonging to a group within which you eat could lead to better food choices. Sounds a little New-Agey. But a new study says social conditions can have a significant impact on the way we look at food and the customs surrounding dining…Read More →
Call this one ‘Underfilled Grocery Products 2.0’. I posted last week on shopper complaints about underweight Loblaw’s grocery products. Now, there’s more on the contentious story. Such complaints increased 140 percent in the past year!Read More →
The Loblaw’s boycott has been declared a victory. But it lives on, with an extension. And the anger of the organizing group’s 85,000 members persists unabated. And a parlia-mentary committee has called for federal government action…Read More →
They say there’s a grain of goodness in every villain. It may never show on the surface. But it seems it did in one particularly notorious case. It appears we can thank Al Capone for Expiry Dates on Milk. It’s certainly an odd legacy for a gangster!Read More →
Peanut allergy is considered one of the most serious dangers to children in the Western World. And researchers the world over of researchers have been working on a cure. Now, a ‘retro’ peanut allergy treatment has reemerged as the most effective…Read More →